Drowned

//dɹaʊnd// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of drown form-of, participle, past

    "She (was) drowned while trying to swim across the English Channel."

Adjective
  1. 1
    That has died by drowning. not-comparable

    "a drowned rat"

Synonyms

All synonyms
afloatat floodawashbathedburieddeluged

Example

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"It was a close call when the little girl almost drowned in the lake."

Related phrases

like a drowned rat

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