drowning
verbnouncommon in dialogue
- //ˈdɹaʊnɪŋ//
- //ˈdɹuːnɪn//
An instance of a person or animal drowning.
verb
- 1
Also a form of drownpresent participle and gerund of drown
noun
- 1
An instance of a person or animal drowning.
It's dangerous to swim in that river — there were three drownings there last year.
- 2
An instance of a person or animal being drowned.
Forms
- plural
- drownings
drown · To die from suffocation while immersed in water or other…Drown · A surname.drowned · That has died by drowning.
drowning · An instance of a person or animal drowning.
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