kitchen sinking

A form of kitchen-sinking — The act of raising unrelated complaints and other matters during an argument.

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Meanings

kitchen sinking1

nounkitchen sinking (plural kitchen sinkings)

plural kitchen sinkings

  1. alternativeAlternative form of kitchen-sinking.

kitchen sinking2

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of kitchen sink

Origin

kitchen sinking · noun

See kitchen-sinking.

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kitchen sinking · verb

From kitchen sink (verb) + -ing (suffix forming gerunds and the present participles of verbs).

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APA

kitchen sinking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kitchen%20sinking

MLA

“kitchen sinking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kitchen%20sinking. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kitchen sinking,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kitchen%20sinking.

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