Drowning - definition, pronunciation, transcription

The river overflowed, drowning whole villages.

He jumped into the water to aid the drowning child.

“He was drowning in paperwork” is a metaphor in which having to deal with a lot of paperwork is being compared to drowning in an ocean of water.

The girl should be commended for her bravery in saving the drowning child.

He saved her from drowning in the quicksand.

He sacrificed his life to save the drowning child.

Drowning men catch at straws.

It was sheer luck that we were saved from drowning.

He saved the child from drowning.

The young mother died in a vain attempt to save her drowning son.