drowns
Perishes under water
Drowns is the third-person singular of drown—to die by submersion in water, unable to breathe: He drowns if no one pulls him out.
Extended uses involve overwhelming quantities: She drowns her sorrows in whiskey, The signal drowns in static.
To drown out is to overpower with louder sound: Applause drowned out the speaker.
Below the surface
- sinkingFalling through water
- submersionBeing entirely underwater
- immersionState of being submerged
- plungeSudden steep descent
depths · abyss · flood · deluge · inundation · whirlpool · undertow · riptide
Kill by blocking air
- breathlessLacking air, gasping
- gaspingBreathing in sharp gulps
- lungsRespiratory chest organs
- airwayPassage for breath
struggle · panic · flailing · helpless · rescue · lifeguard · resuscitation · CPR
underwater
Below the surface
- sinkingFalling through water
- submersionBeing entirely underwater
- immersionState of being submerged
plunge · depths · abyss · flood · deluge · inundation · whirlpool · undertow · riptide · current
asphyxiate
Kill by blocking air
- breathlessLacking air, gasping
- gaspingBreathing in sharp gulps
- lungsRespiratory chest organs
airway · struggle · panic · flailing · helpless · rescue · lifeguard · resuscitation · CPR · victim
silences
Stops from speaking
- stiflesSuppresses or restrains
- smothersSuppresses or suffocates
- suppressesActively prevents expression
obscures · overpowers · masks · mutes · deadens · covers · blots · noise · music · voices
inundate
Overwhelm with excess
overrun · besieged · bombarded · consumed · burdened · overloaded · saturated · engulfed · overpowered · beset
drownssurvives
Remains alive despite hardship
escapes · treads water · lives · breathes · surfaces
drownsdries
Loses moisture content
desiccates · dehydrates · dries out · parches · evaporates
- drowned outMade inaudible by noise
- drown outRender inaudible by volume
- drown one's sorrowsConsume alcohol to escape sadness
- drowning outObscuring by being louder
- drowning in workOverwhelmed by professional obligations
- drowning inOverwhelmed by excess
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