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Vocabulary Entry
drown
|verb • noun
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V
verb
to submerge in water and prevent from breathing; to overwhelm or overpower.
Example Sentences
"He tried to drown out the noise with music."
"They rescued the drowning man from the river."
"The rain was so heavy that it seemed to drown the entire city."
N
noun
the act of drowning or the state of being drowned.
Example Sentences
"The tragedy of drowning is often preventable."
"He survived the near drowning, but it left him shaken."
"Drowning can happen in a matter of seconds."