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drown verb

  /dɹaʊn/ , [d̠͡ɹ̠˔ʷaʊn]
  • (intransitive) To be flooded: to be inundated with or submerged in (literally) water or (figuratively) other things; to be overwhelmed.
 verdrinken, overspoelen, overweldigen, verzuipen
  • (transitive) To kill by suffocating in water or another liquid.
 verdrinken, verzuipen

drowning noun

  /ˈdɹaʊnɪŋ/
  • An instance of a person or animal drowning.
  • An instance of a person or animal being drowned.
 verdrinking

drowned adjective

  /dɹaʊnd/
  • That has died by drowning.
 verdronken
drown out
overstemmen
drown one's sorrows
zorgen verdrinken
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