Drowning
/ˈdɹaʊnɪŋ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An instance of a person or animal drowning.
"It's dangerous to swim in that river — there were three drownings there last year."
- 2 An instance of a person or animal being drowned.
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of drown form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"I must save the drowning child by all means."