🌊drown

verb
/draʊn/

Meaning

to die or cause to die by being submerged in and inhaling water

Example Sentences

He nearly drowned while swimming in the river.

Example Expressions

drown out

Synonyms

sink, submerge, suffocate, engulf

Antonyms

float, survive, resurface

Collocations

drown in debt, drown in sorrow, nearly drown, drown out

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