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drowned, past tense; drowns, 3rd person singular present; drowning, present participle; drowned, past participle;
  1. Die through submersion in and inhalation of water
    • - she drowned in the pond
    • - two fishermen were drowned when their motorboat capsized
  2. Deliberately kill (a person or animal) in this way
    • - he killed his wife then drowned himself in a fit of despair
  3. Submerge or flood (an area)
    • - when the ice melted, the valleys were drowned
  4. (of a sound) Make (another sound) inaudible by being much louder
    • - his voice was drowned out by the approaching engine noise
  1. submerge: cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech"
  2. get rid of as if by submerging; "She drowned her trouble in alcohol"
  3. die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating; "The child drowned in the lake"
  4. kill by submerging in water; "He drowned the kittens"
  5. swim: be covered with or submerged in a liquid; "the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy"
  6. "Drown" is the second single taken from Blindspott's latest album End the Silence. The single also included the music video to Drown. It peaked at number four in New Zealand.
  7. "Drown" is a song by alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins on the 1992 soundtrack to the Cameron Crowe film, Singles. ...
  8. Drown is a surname which originated in Yorkshire, England. It is the Americanization of the Surname Drowne. It is possibly derived from the Middle English word "drane", or drone, the male honey bee.
  9. Drowning is death from asphyxia due to suffocation caused by a liquid entering the lungs and preventing the absorption of oxygen leading to cerebral hypoxia and myocardial infarction.Lunetta, P. & Modell, J.H. (2005): Macropathological, Microscopical, and Laboratory Findings in Drowning Victims. ...
  10. (Drowned (song)) Quadrophenia is the sixth studio album by the English rock band The Who. Released on 19 October 1973, by Track, Polydor in the United Kingdom and Track and MCA in the United States, Quadrophenia is a double album, and the group's second rock opera. ...
  11. (Drowning (Backstreet Boys)) "Drowning" is the single by the Backstreet Boys from their compilation album ''. The song was initially recorded for the Black & Blue'' album, but there wasn't any room on the track list for it. It features Kevin Richardson on piano. ...
  12. To be suffocated in water or other fluid; to perish by such suffocation; To deprive of life by immersion in water or other liquid; To overwhelm in water; to submerge; to inundate; To overpower; to overcome; to extinguish; — said especially of sound; usually in the form "to drown out"; To ...
  13. (drowned) That has died by drowning
  14. (drowning) An instance of a person or animal drowning
  15. (Drowning) To dream of drowning, denotes loss of property and life; but if you are rescued, you will rise from your present position to one of wealth and honor. ...
  16. (DROWNING) Arabic gharuq It is a strange anomaly in Muhammadan law, according to the teaching of Abu Hanifah, that if a person cause the death of another by immersing him under water until he die, the offence does not
  17. (DROWNING) Asphyxia caused by immersion.
  18. (DROWNING) Death by suffocation in water.
  19. (DROWNING) Overwhelmed by unresolved feelings, old issues or a current crisis / Fear of going under emotionally; feeling helpless
  20. (Drowning) A colloquial term fro the encroachment of water at the well bore into a formation that once produced oil but now produces more and more water.
  21. (Drowning) A dream of drowning signified the desire to be reborn and live again.  May be due to a lack of love.
  22. (Drowning) A mechanism of death resulting from submersion in water or other liquid.
  23. (Drowning) Feeling that life is threatening, overwhelming.
  24. (Drowning) Some Qizilbāshes was executed by being drowned in the Halys River (Kızılırmak),^[22] others were executed "on the spot".^[23] Other times Qizilbāshes were executed with the sole purpose, to deter other Qizilbāshs and give them a "lesson".^[23]
  25. To have so many waves to follow that one can’t keep up with them