drown
[ droun ]
/ draʊn /
verb (used without object)
to die under water or other liquid of suffocation.
verb (used with object)
Verb Phrases
drown in,
- to be overwhelmed by: The company is drowning in bad debts.
- to be covered with or enveloped in: The old movie star was drowning in mink.
Origin of drown
1250–1300; Middle English
drounnen, Old English
druncnian, perhaps by loss of
c between nasals and shift of length from
nn to
ou
OTHER WORDS FROM drown
drown·er, noun half-drowned, adjective half-drown·ing, adjective un·drowned, adjectiveWords nearby drown
drouk,
droukit,
drouthy,
drove,
drover,
drown,
drown one's sorrows,
drown out,
drowned valley,
drownproof,
drownproofing
Example sentences from the Web for drowning
British Dictionary definitions for drowning
drown
/ (draʊn) /
verb
to die or kill by immersion in liquid
(tr)
to destroy or get rid of as if by submerging
he drowned his sorrows in drink
(tr)
to drench thoroughly; inundate; flood
(tr sometimes foll by out)
to render (a sound) inaudible by making a loud noise
Derived forms of drown
drowner, nounWord Origin for drown
C13: probably from Old English
druncnian; related to Old Norse
drukna to be drowned
Idioms and Phrases with drowning
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