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

drowns

verb

present tense third-person singular of drown

as in engulfs

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

engulfs
floods
overwhelms
submerges
inundates
overflows
swamps
deluges
overcomes
gulfs
submerses
flushes
smothers
flows
wets
gushes
pours
avalanches
drenches
soaks
streams
douses
sluices
overruns
spouts
spurts
dowses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

drains
dries
dehydrates
parches

as in soaks

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

soaks
saturates
impregnates
drenches
submerges
immerses
macerates
dips
washes
souses
steeps
inundates
sops
soddens
penetrates
waters
seethes
marinates
bathes
douses
swamps
infiltrates
permeates
moistens
presoaks
swills
waterlogs
hydrates
water-soaks
dampens
damps
humidifies
dowses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

dries
empties
dehydrates
drains
wrings (out)
sears
desiccates
voids
parches
dehumidifies

as in wets

to make wet cooked pasta drowned in marinara sauce

Synonyms & Similar Words

wets
washes
floods
waters
soaks
bathes
drenches
douses
submerges
rinses
inundates
flushes
damps
souses
wets down
dips
splashes
waterlogs
moistens
sops
water-soaks
saturates
dowses
soddens
dampens
bedraggles
overflows
impregnates
hydrates
sprinkles
showers
swamps
deluges
drizzles
humidifies
mists
moisturizes
sloshes
irrigates
bedews
laves
asperses
ducks
sluices
rehydrates
dunks
steeps
hoses (down)
rewashes
rewets

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

dries
evaporates
scorches
dehydrates
desiccates
sears
parches
wrings
dewaters
dehumidifies
freeze-dries
drip-dries

单词	drowns
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 drowns verb present tense third-person singular of drown 1 as in engulfs to cover with a flood whole villages drowned by the rampaging river Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance engulfs floods overwhelms submerges inundates overflows swamps deluges overcomes gulfs submerses flushes smothers flows wets gushes pours avalanches drenches soaks streams douses sluices overruns spouts spurts dowses Antonyms & Near Antonyms drains dries dehydrates parches 2 as in soaks to wet thoroughly with liquid drowned the carpet with shampoo, and so it took forever to dry Synonyms & Similar Words soaks saturates impregnates drenches submerges immerses macerates dips washes souses steeps inundates sops soddens penetrates waters seethes marinates bathes douses swamps infiltrates permeates moistens presoaks swills waterlogs hydrates water-soaks dampens damps humidifies dowses Antonyms & Near Antonyms dries empties dehydrates drains wrings (out) sears desiccates voids parches dehumidifies See More 3 as in wets to make wet cooked pasta drowned in marinara sauce Synonyms & Similar Words wets washes floods waters soaks bathes drenches douses submerges rinses inundates flushes damps souses wets down dips splashes waterlogs moistens sops water-soaks saturates dowses soddens dampens bedraggles overflows impregnates hydrates sprinkles showers swamps deluges drizzles humidifies mists moisturizes sloshes irrigates bedews laves asperses ducks sluices rehydrates dunks steeps hoses (down) rewashes rewets Antonyms & Near Antonyms dries evaporates scorches dehydrates desiccates sears parches wrings dewaters dehumidifies freeze-dries drip-dries See More
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