Drown - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |draʊn|  American pronunciation of the word drown
Brit.  |draʊn|  British pronunciation of the word drown

verb

- cover completely or make imperceptible (syn: overwhelm, submerge)
I was drowned in work
The noise drowned out her speech
- get rid of as if by submerging
She drowned her trouble in alcohol
- die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating
The child drowned in the lake
- kill by submerging in water
He drowned the kittens
- be covered with or submerged in a liquid (syn: swim)
- be in danger of dying from submersion in a liquid and asphyxiation
the divers saved the drowning child

Extra examples

Four people drowned in the flood.

She fell in the river and drowned.

She claims that he tried to drown her.

He tried to drown himself.

The river overflowed, drowning whole villages.

The food was drowned in sauce.

The loud music drowned the sound of their conversation.

But for the life jacket, he would have drowned.

He drowned himself.

His face was drowned in tears.

The crowd drowned his last few words in cheers.

I was drowned in work

The noise drowned out her speech

She drowned her trouble in alcohol

The child drowned in the lake

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: drown
he/she/it: drowns
present participle: drowning
past tense: drowned
past participle: drowned
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