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drown drownsdrowningdrowned

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verbWhen someone drowns or is drowned, they die because they have gone or been pushed under water and cannot breathe .Forty-eight people have drowned after their boat capsized during a storm.A child can drown in only a few inches of water.Last night a boy was drowned in the river.He walked into the sea and drowned himself.Dolphins have sometimes been known to save drowning swimmers.If you say that a person or thing is drowning in something, you are emphasizing that they have a very large amount of it, or are completely covered in it.We were drowning in data but starved of information....people who gradually find themselves drowning in debt.The potatoes were drowned in chilli.If something drowns a sound, it is so loud that you cannot hear that sound properly.Clapping drowned the speaker's words for a moment.The conversation was drowned by the arrival of the taxi.Their cheers drowned out the protests of demonstrators.Her voice was drowned out by a loud crash. C1

word	drown
definition	verb When someone drowns or is drowned, they die because they have gone or been pushed under water and cannot breathe . Forty-eight people have drowned after their boat capsized during a storm. A child can drown in only a few inches of water. Last night a boy was drowned in the river. He walked into the sea and drowned himself. Dolphins have sometimes been known to save drowning swimmers. If you say that a person or thing is drowning in something, you are emphasizing that they have a very large amount of it, or are completely covered in it. We were drowning in data but starved of information. ...people who gradually find themselves drowning in debt. The potatoes were drowned in chilli. If something drowns a sound, it is so loud that you cannot hear that sound properly. Clapping drowned the speaker's words for a moment. The conversation was drowned by the arrival of the taxi. Their cheers drowned out the protests of demonstrators. Her voice was drowned out by a loud crash.
inflections	drownsdrowningdrowned
cefr-level	C1

Drowned Drowning Drowns Loud Verb Die Pushed Water