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

drowning

verb

present participle of drown

as in flooding

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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flooding
engulfing
overwhelming
submerging
inundating
swamping
overflowing
deluging
flushing
submersing
overcoming
gulfing
smothering
avalanching
wetting
flowing
pouring
gushing
drenching
sluicing
spurting
soaking
overrunning
spouting
dousing
streaming
dowsing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

draining
drying
dehydrating
parching

as in soaking

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

soaking
saturating
drenching
submerging
impregnating
dipping
washing
immersing
sousing
sopping
macerating
steeping
soddening
inundating
swamping
bathing
seething
waterlogging
penetrating
marinating
watering
swilling
dousing
infiltrating
permeating
presoaking
water-soaking
moistening
hydrating
humidifying
damping
dampening
dowsing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

drying
emptying
draining
searing
wringing (out)
dehydrating
voiding
desiccating
parching
dehumidifying

as in wetting

to make wet cooked pasta drowned in marinara sauce

Synonyms & Similar Words

wetting
flooding
washing
bathing
soaking
drenching
rinsing
watering
submerging
splashing
flushing
dousing
waterlogging
sousing
sopping
dipping
wetting down
inundating
soddening
sprinkling
bedraggling
showering
swamping
damping
water-soaking
overflowing
deluging
saturating
moistening
dowsing
bedewing
humidifying
sloshing
dampening
drizzling
dunking
aspersing
hydrating
impregnating
misting
irrigating
sluicing
laving
moisturizing
ducking
rewashing
steeping
rehydrating
rewetting
hosing (down)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

drying
evaporating
scorching
dehydrating
searing
desiccating
parching
dewatering
wringing
drip-drying
dehumidifying
freeze-drying

单词	drowning
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 drowning verb present participle of drown 1 as in flooding to cover with a flood whole villages drowned by the rampaging river Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance flooding engulfing overwhelming submerging inundating swamping overflowing deluging flushing submersing overcoming gulfing smothering avalanching wetting flowing pouring gushing drenching sluicing spurting soaking overrunning spouting dousing streaming dowsing Antonyms & Near Antonyms draining drying dehydrating parching 2 as in soaking to wet thoroughly with liquid drowned the carpet with shampoo, and so it took forever to dry Synonyms & Similar Words soaking saturating drenching submerging impregnating dipping washing immersing sousing sopping macerating steeping soddening inundating swamping bathing seething waterlogging penetrating marinating watering swilling dousing infiltrating permeating presoaking water-soaking moistening hydrating humidifying damping dampening dowsing Antonyms & Near Antonyms drying emptying draining searing wringing (out) dehydrating voiding desiccating parching dehumidifying See More 3 as in wetting to make wet cooked pasta drowned in marinara sauce Synonyms & Similar Words wetting flooding washing bathing soaking drenching rinsing watering submerging splashing flushing dousing waterlogging sousing sopping dipping wetting down inundating soddening sprinkling bedraggling showering swamping damping water-soaking overflowing deluging saturating moistening dowsing bedewing humidifying sloshing dampening drizzling dunking aspersing hydrating impregnating misting irrigating sluicing laving moisturizing ducking rewashing steeping rehydrating rewetting hosing (down) Antonyms & Near Antonyms drying evaporating scorching dehydrating searing desiccating parching dewatering wringing drip-drying dehumidifying freeze-drying See More
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