drowning

About 2.34 uses per million words.

Meaning

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

   It's dangerous to swim in that river — there were three drownings there last year.

3. noun An instance of a person or animal being drowned.

Similar words

submerge overwhelm sink sinking sunken pool river dumping stifling tugboat

Often followed by

in man of the out and or is men

Word family

drown drowned drowns