tonuti

тонути

/tǒnuti/ · imperfective

VERB

to sink

Brod polako tone. — The ship is slowly sinking.

Noge su mi tonule u blato. — My feet were sinking into the mud.
(+ u + acc., of a state) to sink; to slip

Sve više tone u dugove. — He is sinking deeper and deeper into debt.

Polako sam tonula u san. — I was slowly drifting off to sleep.

The perfective is potonuti; for a person drowning, daviti se is more usual.

Synonyms:

propadati potapati

Forms

Past (masc.): tonuo

Imperative: toni

Antonyms: plutati