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Drown

Drown meaning

To die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid. | To kill by suffocating in water or another liquid. | To be flooded: to be inundated with or submerged in (literally) water or (figuratively) other things; to be overwhelmed.

Example sentences (20)

Wayne is survived by his daughters, Joanne Lindsey and Karen Audet; his sons, Wayne Drown and Paul Drown; his stepdaughters, Betty Draskinis, Susan Ross and Janice Dambowsky; his grandchildren; and his great-grandchildren.

Admittedly, I usually drown my roast dinners at home with gravy, so I would've liked a little more over the potato - but I know that's not perhaps the high quality restaurant etiquette.

Because of its high density of salt, people float effortlessly, fueling a misconception that it is impossible to drown in the Dead Sea.

Because they don't have a flat design, they're not ideal for side sleeping, but if you're a back sleeper or you need something to drown out ambient noise on a plane or train, these headphones do the trick.

Eighty percent of children who drown are boys, so we know that boys are at increased risk.

Every song that I played to drown you out had you swimming in the waves.

Four thousand Americans drown every year.

I asked for title after title, read title after title, using Verne to drown out the war’s anxieties.

In his song, Anthony mentions “drown my troubles away”.

In New York, then-governor Cuomo relaxed many alcohol rules making it easier for residents to drown their sorrows while hunkering down in their homes.

In the same month, the mother of 15-year-old Marcel Wochna said her son was left alone to drown after an inquest found his death was “contributed to by neglect”.

Jason joked that he couldn’t ask his pal to ‘call off sick’ on his first day back in WWE, while he also realised he would be able to ‘drown his thoughts’ in the return, and pay tribute to his grandma’s own passion for wrestling.

Like humans, frogs will drown if they inhale water into their lungs.

Much of the film’s politics and history is assumed, but the details don’t drown the tension.

On the other side was a somewhat larger group of more than 200 counter-protesters who had come to "drown out hate" as a response to Elston's "Education over Indoctrination" march.

Or maybe it’s kind of like the doubt that tried to drown Peter after he had walked on water.

The Democrats long-term goal is to seal their permanence in power by giving voting rights to illegal aliens, who drown the impact of legacy GOP voters, and who will be a permanent underclass voter base for the Democrats.

The final 4 are pushed further than they've ever been before as they face a grueling 'drown proofing' exercise before the final phase of selection gets underway.

The posts have since sparked a fevered debate online as some parents brand drinkers 'irresponsible' - but other mums and dads say booze is absolutely necessary to drown out screaming children.

The song that accompanies the quiet destruction of the sunny paradise and in the intro cinematic is "Drown" by Karen O and Danger Mouse.