English Explanatory Dictionary

drowning

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of drown
noun
  1. An instance of a person or animal drowning.
  2. An instance of a person or animal being drowned.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɹaʊnɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-drowning.wav /ˈdɹuːnɪn/

Word forms

drowning drownings

Derived words

drowning chain secondary drowning

Translations

Arabic: غَرَق Catalan: ofegament Chinese Mandarin: 溺水的 Czech: tonoucí Czech: utopení Dutch: verdrinking Estonian: uppumine Finnish: hukkuminen French: noyade German: Ertrinken Greek: πνιγμός Greek: πνίξιμο Hebrew: טביעה Hungarian: fulladás Italian: annegamento Macedonian: давење Polish: utonięcie Portuguese: afogamento Russian: утопле́ние Serbo-Croatian: utapanje Spanish: ahogamiento Swedish: drukning Welsh: bawdd Welsh: boddiad
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