drowning
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drowning
- /ˈdɹaʊnɪŋ/
- /ˈdɹuːnɪn/ Northumbria
verb
- present participle and gerund of drown
noun drownings
- An instance of a person or animal drowning. It's dangerous to swim in that river — there were three drownings there last year.
- An instance of a person or animal being drowned.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: submerge, overwhelm, sink, sinking, sunken, pool, river, dumping, stifling, tugboat, floater, drownings, sinks, submergence, immersion, inundation
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noun instance of drowning
| Español | ahogamiento |
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| 中文 | 溺水的 |
| Português | afogamento |
| Français | noyade |
| Deutsch | Ertrinken |
| Italiano | annegamento |
| Ελληνικά | πνιγμός pnigmós, πνίξιμο pníximo |
| Русский | утопле́ние utoplénije |
| العربية | غَرَق ḡaraq |
| עברית | טביעה t'vi'a |
noun instance of being drowned
| العربية | إِغْرَاق ʔiḡrāq |
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