'sink in' definitions:
Definition of 'sink in'
From: WordNet
verb
Become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow" [syn: click, get through, dawn, come home, get across, sink in, penetrate, fall into place]
verb
Synonyms of 'sink in'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- affect,
- arrest the thoughts,
- be glimpsed,
- be remembered,
- bemire,
- bog,
- bog down,
- catch the thoughts,
- come home to,
- come through,
- dawn on,
- get across,
- get over,
- grab,
- hit,
- hit the mark,
- impress,
- impress forcibly,
- make an impression,
- mire,
- never be forgotten,
- obsess,
- penetrate,
- rankle,
- register,
- rock,
- smite,
- soak in,
- stodge,
- strike,
- strike hard,
- strike home,
- tell,
- traumatize