to drown

Examples

• All

• Josh was arrested for assault and battery for trying to drown his wife.

• Stupid fool tried to drown himself.

  The Badlanders (1958)

• But I'm certain I'll drown if I stay here.

• Their families think they have drowned and are planning a funeral for Sunday.

  Academic text (2004)

• As the ship crashed against the beach, ten of the immigrants drowned while trying to swim to safety.

  Academic text (1995)

• The husband of the murdered heiress had drowned in a fishing accident on Cape Cod.

  Fiction book (1990)

• These emigrants are drowning almost every day, and they'll be taken advantage of by some crook.

• The autopsy determined that he'd drowned in three inches of muddy water.

  Fiction book (1996)

• At Hastings, Mrs. Lillian Pollard was drowned when the boat in which she was a passenger capsized.

  Academic text (2009)

• The lifeguard jumped into the water to save the child who was drowning in the pool.

Synonyms

C

to choke

vsto drown

• NSFW

264 3.7

To be unable to breathe because something blocks the throat or neck

often involves blocking the throat rather than immersion under liquid

S

to suffocate

vsto drown

• NSFW

81 6.1

To have no air to breathe or to stop someone from getting air

occurs when someone is held under liquid preventing breathing

A

to asphyxiate

vsto drown

• Specialized

13 9.3

To prevent a person or animal from breathing by taking away air

is caused by holding someone under liquid so they cannot breathe

Antonyms

R

to rescue

633 1.0

Save someone or something from danger

R

to revive

71 4.1

To make a person conscious again after fainting

Idioms

D

to drown one's sorrows

• Informal

11 7.5

Try to forget sad feelings by eating or drinking alcohol

Phrasal Verbs

D

to drown out

37 3.5

To make a sound so loud that you cannot hear another sound

Surface Forms

Etymology