- present participle of drown.
drowning
Example Sentences
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Boat noise has been shown to affect whales in particular, stressing them out, disrupting their hunting and drowning out their ocean-spanning songs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
That's when cold water can cause a sudden heart attack by increasing your heart rate, or making you gasp for breath and inhaling water directly into the lungs, leading to drowning.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
It’s during a monologue in the seventh episode that we learn what haunts Wyck most: the guilt of causing his childhood friend’s drowning, which has weighed on him ever since.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
And it is still, for me and for the strangers arriving on its shore, the difference between drowning and being born.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
“Then you know all of our money is going to bill collectors for credit-card accounts and old loans. Sam may have a job now, but we’re in the negative. We’re drowning in debt!”
From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle
