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Drown

/dɹaʊn/ · verb

Meaning

(intransitive) To die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid..

Definitions by Sense

  1. (intransitive) To die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid.
  2. (transitive) To kill by suffocating in water or another liquid.
  3. (intransitive) To be flooded: to be inundated with or submerged in (literally) water or (figuratively) other things; to be overwhelmed.
  4. (transitive, figurative) To inundate, submerge, overwhelm.
  5. (transitive, figurative, usually passive voice) To obscure, particularly amid an overwhelming volume of other items.

Example Sentences

When I was a baby, I nearly drowned in the bathtub.
Old woes, not infant sorrows, bear them mild / Continuance tames the one; the other wild, / Like an unpractised swimmer plunging still, / With too much labour drowns for want of skill.
The car thief fought with an officer and tried to drown a police dog before being shot while escaping.
The pretty-vaulting sea refused to drown me, / Knowing that thou wouldst have me drown’d on shore, / With tears as salt as sea, through thy unkindness:
We are drowning in information but starving for wisdom.
Penny Guy: Bloody hell, Rog, whadda you want? / Roger O'Neill: To drown in your arms and hide in yer eyes, darlin'.
The first-century Jewish woman Miriam of Nazareth, also held in faith to be Theotokos, the God-bearer, is arguably the most celebrated woman in the Christian tradition. One could almost drown surveying the ways different eras have honored her in painting, sculpture, icons, architecture, music and poetry; venerated her with titles, liturgies, prayers and feasts; and taught about her in spiritual writings, theology and official doctrine.
He drowns his sorrows in buckets of chocolate ice cream.

Synonyms for drown

noyadefloodinundatedrenchsubmergeoverwhelm

Antonyms for drown

Related Words

submergeoverwhelmplungesinkshedflowinundatedivestiflesuffocatefloodsaturatehidediluteswampmaskdiedeadconcealwant

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does drown mean?

Drown means (intransitive) To die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid..

What is a synonym for drown?

Common synonyms include noyade, flood, inundate, drench.

What is the opposite of drown?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use drown in a sentence?

When I was a baby, I nearly drowned in the bathtub.

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