# drowning

Pronunciation: US say "DROW-ning" /ˈdɹaʊnɪŋ/; UK

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of drown. — present participle and gerund of drown
   - Simple: Present participle of drown. Use it for the action happening now, or as the '-ing' name of the action.
   - _Witnesses said the man was drowning in the surf before rescuers reached him._
   - _Drowning remains a leading cause of accidental death among young children._

## Noun

2. An occurrence of a person or animal dying by suffocation after being submerged in water or another liquid.
   - Simple: A case of a person or animal dying because they cannot breathe underwater.
   - _The coroner ruled the death an accidental drowning._
   - _Several drownings were reported along the coast after the sudden storm._
3. An occurrence of a person or animal being killed through submersion in water, typically at the hands of another.
   - Simple: A case of a person or animal being killed by being held or forced underwater.
   - _Medieval courts sometimes ordered the drowning of condemned prisoners._
   - _The chronicle describes the drowning of captives thrown bound into the harbor._

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