Definitions
die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating
Word origin
From Middle English drownen, drounen, drunen (“to drown”), of obscure and uncertain origin.
Used in a sentence
“When I was a baby, I nearly drowned in the bathtub.”
“Old woes, not infant sorrows, bear them mild / Continuance tames the one; the other wild, / Like an unpractised swimmer plunging still, / With too much labour drowns for want of skill.”
“The car thief fought with an officer and tried to drown a police dog before being shot while escaping.”
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01“Die underwater”5 letters
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