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Get to know Drowning better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning. In Dutch this translates to verdrinking.

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Drowning in a sentence

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Drowning | Drowned | Drown | Drowns | Drownings

Drowning meaning

present participle and gerund of drown

Drowning vertaling naar Nederlands

verdrinking

Using Drowning

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of drown
  • Possible Dutch translations are: verdrinking.
  • In the example corpus, drowning often appears in combinations such as: drowning in, of drowning, from drowning.

Context around Drowning

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 8 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

summer 1× coastal 1× instinctive 1× stop 1× preventing 1× panic 1× almost 1× paella 1×

Often after:

report 1× deaths 1× person 1× response 1× now 1× statistics 1× following 1× accident 1×

Sentence patterns with Drowning

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

after almost drowning following an 1× americans are drowning in debt 1× arrest and drowning are co 1× arrest and drowning the change 1× danger of drowning in the 1× death was drowning 1× doom panic drowning and asphyxiation 1× drowning statistics indicate 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a common misunderstanding 1× a man who 1× a pathologist s 1× a struggling dad 1× a woman and 1× according to inmates 1×

Common sentence endings:

12 december video 1× are co related 1× by her powers 1× death was drowning 1× drowning and asphyxiation 1× drowning in fabric 1×

Words around Drowning

Just before it in the word index:

drowned 526 drown 225 drow 65 droving 4 drovetti 2 droves 178

Just after it in the word index:

drownings 36 drowns 39 drowota 2 drowsiness 42 drowsing 3 drowsy 32

Similar in corpus frequency:

cans 565 chrome 565 colder 565 employing 565 honours 565 messy 565

Corpus analysis for Drowning

  • In this selection, "drowning" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, summer, coastal, instinctive, report, deaths and person stand out and add context to how "drowning" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include after almost drowning following an and americans are drowning in debt. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "drowning" sits close to words such as cans, chrome and colder, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with drowning

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Americans Are Drowning in Debt. (5 words)

A pathologist's cause of death was drowning. (8 words)

Although the theory of drowning has circulated for some time now, this is the first instance. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Surf Life Saving NSW chief executive Steve Pearce that the Irishman's drowning was the tenth coastal drowning in the state so far this summer, and the third involving a parent going to the aid of their child. (38 words)

Unless rescued, a drowning person has between 20 and 60 seconds to struggle on the water’s surface before submerging, and bodies stay upright in the water during the entire instinctive drowning response. (33 words)

Doctor explains the co-relation between cardiac arrest and drowning:The change in Sridevi's cause of death raised many questions and a doctor explained how cardiac arrest and drowning are co-related. (33 words)

Example sentences (20)

A common misunderstanding is a drowning is having water over your head when in fact a drowning is caused by too much water in the lungs.

Royal Life Saving Summer Drowning Report for the 2022/23 summer period has found that drowning deaths have decreased compared to last year.

Surf Life Saving NSW chief executive Steve Pearce that the Irishman's drowning was the tenth coastal drowning in the state so far this summer, and the third involving a parent going to the aid of their child.

Unless rescued, a drowning person has between 20 and 60 seconds to struggle on the water’s surface before submerging, and bodies stay upright in the water during the entire instinctive drowning response.

British Swim School aligns itself with Stop Drowning Now and Pool Safely, organizations focused on preventing drowning through education and water safety awareness.

Doctor explains the co-relation between cardiac arrest and drowning:The change in Sridevi's cause of death raised many questions and a doctor explained how cardiac arrest and drowning are co-related.

Drowning statistics indicate that every day more than one child dies due to drowning in South Africa.

According to inmates’ expert witnesses, midazolam has been said to sensations of doom, panic, drowning and asphyxiation.

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After almost drowning following an accident at sea, Rory was captured by the mysterious Siren and taken aboard her makeshift hospital, where he was kept alive by her powers.

Although it falls to mid-thigh for maximum snuggles, the zip pulls it in around your figure so you're never drowning in fabric.

Although the theory of drowning has circulated for some time now, this is the first instance.

A man who died as a result of a drowning accident in his home is 's first death related to recent storms and historic flooding, the state's emergency management agency said.

Americans Are Drowning in Debt.

And since paella is the point of this article, there’s a superb Cuban-style paella, drowning in seafood, with the tastiest rice imaginable … and a 30 minute wait time.

An inquest was scheduled for April 17, but the coroner recorded his verdict early, with the cause of death listed as drowning.

A pathologist's cause of death was drowning.

As the indictments have begun in earnest, and the potential trials approach, it seems to some as if we have been drowning in a barrel-full of Trumpism.

A struggling dad who was drowning in debt said his life has been transformed after claiming nearly £300 in benefits he had no idea he was entitled to.

Authorities have not yet released any information about the identity of the person who died or what led to their drowning.

A woman and child appeared in danger of drowning in the river along the Texas-Mexico border in the 12 December video.

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Common combinations with drowning

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "drowning" in a sentence?
An example: "A common misunderstanding is a drowning is having water over your head when in fact a drowning is caused by too much water in the lungs." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "drowning" from authentic English texts.
What does "drowning" mean?
Drowning means: present participle and gerund of drown
What is "drowning" in Dutch?
"drowning" translates to Dutch as: verdrinking.
How many example sentences with "drowning" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "drowning", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.