drown

verb

ˈdrau̇n

drowned ˈdrau̇nd How to pronounce drown (audio)

; drowning ˈdrau̇-niŋ How to pronounce drown (audio)

intransitive verb

: to become drowned

fell in the river and drowned

chicken drowning in barbecue sauce

drowning in paperwork

transitive verb

: to suffocate by submersion especially in water

: to submerge especially by a rise in the water level

villages drowned by the flooding river

: to soak, drench, or cover with a liquid

drowns her French fries in ketchup

: to engage (oneself) deeply and strenuously

drowned himself in work

: to cause (a sound) not to be heard by making a loud noise

—usually used with out

turned up the radio to drown out the noise

: to drive out (something, such as a sensation or an idea)

drowned his sorrows in liquor

: overwhelm

was drowned in homework

Example Sentences

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. See More

Recent Examples on the Web Remember, when flooding is in your path: Turn around, don’t drown.

Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022 While vacationing with his family in Hawaii in 2004, then-California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger noticed a man 300 or 400 yards offshore struggling not to drown.

Michael Y. Park, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2022 Make sure there's a hole in the bottom of your pot so plants don't drown.

Terri Robertson, Country Living, 1 Aug. 2022 Staying true to his Polynesian heritage, Mafi liked to drown everything in mayonnaise, once even trying it on pizza.

Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2022 In this world in distress, Argentina continues to drown in the proverbial glass of water, but actually has an opportunity to finally organize its internal political mess and maybe come out of this global crisis quicker and stronger than the others.

Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 The gnats will be attracted to the flame like moths and then drown in the water.

Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 19 July 2022 Ryan Broussard) sticks, and doesn’t drown in his own narcissism.

Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2022 Here’s a taste Nearly two years into the pandemic, we can all be forgiven for the desire to drown our sorrows in the delights of cookies, croissants, cakes and pastries.

San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2022 See More

drowned 1 of 2

adjective

as in flooded

Synonyms & Similar Words

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flooded
submerged
washed
inundated
overflowed
soaked
drenched
bathed
deluged
saturated
doused
waterlogged
watered
dripping
sodden
soaking
swamped
soggy
awash
splashed
logged
soused
dipped
dunked
bedraggled
sopping
saturate
dowsed
wet
hydrated
watery
soppy
water-soaked
steeped
rinsed
sluiced
aqueous
laved
irrigated
flushed
moist
damp
humid
boggy
clammy
dank
miry
dampish
seepy
wettish
sloppy
squashy
semimoist

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

dry
arid
unwatered
waterless
baked
dehydrated
waterproof
watertight
bone-dry
thirsty
parched
ultradry
hyperarid
sunbaked
wrung
sere
droughty
sear
water-resistant
freeze-dried
water-repellent

drowned

2 of 2

verb

past tense of drown

as in engulfed

to cover with a flood whole villages drowned by the rampaging river

Synonyms & Similar Words

flooded
engulfed
submerged
overwhelmed
inundated
swamped
deluged
overflowed
submersed
gulfed
flushed
smothered
overcame
drenched
sluiced
wet
soaked
flowed
poured
avalanched
doused
gushed
wetted
spurted
streamed
overran
spouted
dowsed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

drained
dried
dehydrated
parched

as in soaked

to wet thoroughly with liquid drowned the carpet with shampoo, and so it took forever to dry

Synonyms & Similar Words

soaked
saturated
submerged
drenched
impregnated
immersed
washed
macerated
steeped
dipped
soused
sopped
soddened
waterlogged
inundated
swamped
penetrated
bathed
watered
marinated
seethed
doused
permeated
infiltrated
hydrated
moistened
water-soaked
swilled
dowsed
damped
dampened
presoaked
humidified

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

dried
emptied
wrung (out)
drained
dehydrated
parched
seared
desiccated
voided
dehumidified

as in wet

to make wet cooked pasta drowned in marinara sauce

Synonyms & Similar Words

wet
washed
flooded
wetted
submerged
soaked
drenched
watered
waterlogged
bathed
rinsed
bedraggled
doused
flushed
soused
sopped
splashed
dowsed
inundated
damped
dipped
soddened
sprinkled
wet down
wetted down
deluged
swamped
saturated
water-soaked
showered
overflowed
moistened
drizzled
bedewed
hydrated
misted
impregnated
dunked
dampened
sluiced
sloshed
aspersed
laved
humidified
steeped
irrigated
moisturized
ducked
rewashed
rehydrated
rewetted
hosed (down)
rewet

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

dried
evaporated
scorched
dehydrated
desiccated
parched
seared
dewatered
wrung
drip-dried
dehumidified
freeze-dried

单词	drowned
释义	drown verb ˈdrau̇n drowned ˈdrau̇nd ; drowning ˈdrau̇-niŋ intransitive verb : to become drowned fell in the river and drowned chicken drowning in barbecue sauce drowning in paperwork transitive verb 1 a : to suffocate by submersion especially in water b : to submerge especially by a rise in the water level villages drowned by the flooding river c : to soak, drench, or cover with a liquid drowns her French fries in ketchup 2 : to engage (oneself) deeply and strenuously drowned himself in work 3 : to cause (a sound) not to be heard by making a loud noise —usually used with out turned up the radio to drown out the noise 4 a : to drive out (something, such as a sensation or an idea) drowned his sorrows in liquor b : overwhelm was drowned in homework Synonyms deluge engulf flood gulf inundate overflow overwhelm submerge submerse swamp See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences 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. See More Recent Examples on the Web Remember, when flooding is in your path: Turn around, don’t drown. Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022 While vacationing with his family in Hawaii in 2004, then-California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger noticed a man 300 or 400 yards offshore struggling not to drown. Michael Y. Park, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2022 Make sure there's a hole in the bottom of your pot so plants don't drown. Terri Robertson, Country Living, 1 Aug. 2022 Staying true to his Polynesian heritage, Mafi liked to drown everything in mayonnaise, once even trying it on pizza. Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2022 In this world in distress, Argentina continues to drown in the proverbial glass of water, but actually has an opportunity to finally organize its internal political mess and maybe come out of this global crisis quicker and stronger than the others. Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 The gnats will be attracted to the flame like moths and then drown in the water. Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 19 July 2022 Ryan Broussard) sticks, and doesn’t drown in his own narcissism. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2022 Here’s a taste Nearly two years into the pandemic, we can all be forgiven for the desire to drown our sorrows in the delights of cookies, croissants, cakes and pastries. San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English drounen First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense Phrases Containing drown drown one's sorrows/fears drown one's sorrows/fears Kids Definition drown verb ˈdrau̇n drowned; drowning 1 : to die or cause to die from being underwater and unable to breathe 2 : to cover with a liquid She drowns her salad with dressing. 3 : to overpower especially with noise 4 : to make helpless or overwhelmed drowning in work Medical Definition drown verb ˈdrau̇n drowned ˈdrau̇nd ; drowning ˈdrau̇-niŋ intransitive verb 1 : to suffocate in water or some other liquid 2 : to suffocate because of excess of body fluid that interferes with the passage of oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues (as in pulmonary edema) transitive verb : to suffocate by submersion especially in water drowned three kittens drowned 1 of 2 adjective as in flooded Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance flooded submerged washed inundated overflowed soaked drenched bathed deluged saturated doused waterlogged watered dripping sodden soaking swamped soggy awash splashed logged soused dipped dunked bedraggled sopping saturate dowsed wet hydrated watery soppy water-soaked steeped rinsed sluiced aqueous laved irrigated flushed moist damp humid boggy clammy dank miry dampish seepy wettish sloppy squashy semimoist Antonyms & Near Antonyms dry arid unwatered waterless baked dehydrated waterproof watertight bone-dry thirsty parched ultradry hyperarid sunbaked wrung sere droughty sear water-resistant freeze-dried water-repellent See More drowned 2 of 2 verb past tense of drown 1 as in engulfed to cover with a flood whole villages drowned by the rampaging river Synonyms & Similar Words flooded engulfed submerged overwhelmed inundated swamped deluged overflowed submersed gulfed flushed smothered overcame drenched sluiced wet soaked flowed poured avalanched doused gushed wetted spurted streamed overran spouted dowsed Antonyms & Near Antonyms drained dried dehydrated parched 2 as in soaked to wet thoroughly with liquid drowned the carpet with shampoo, and so it took forever to dry Synonyms & Similar Words soaked saturated submerged drenched impregnated immersed washed macerated steeped dipped soused sopped soddened waterlogged inundated swamped penetrated bathed watered marinated seethed doused permeated infiltrated hydrated moistened water-soaked swilled dowsed damped dampened presoaked humidified Antonyms & Near Antonyms dried emptied wrung (out) drained dehydrated parched seared desiccated voided dehumidified See More 3 as in wet to make wet cooked pasta drowned in marinara sauce Synonyms & Similar Words wet washed flooded wetted submerged soaked drenched watered waterlogged bathed rinsed bedraggled doused flushed soused sopped splashed dowsed inundated damped dipped soddened sprinkled wet down wetted down deluged swamped saturated water-soaked showered overflowed moistened drizzled bedewed hydrated misted impregnated dunked dampened sluiced sloshed aspersed laved humidified steeped irrigated moisturized ducked rewashed rehydrated rewetted hosed (down) rewet Antonyms & Near Antonyms dried evaporated scorched dehydrated desiccated parched seared dewatered wrung drip-dried dehumidified freeze-dried See More
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