Drown example sentences

Related (9): Water, suffocate, breathless, struggle, sink, inhale, submerge, choke, gasp.

drown

verb

drown (verb) · drowns (third person present) · drowned (past tense) · drowned (past participle) · drowning (present participle)

  - die through submersion in and inhalation of water:

  - deliberately kill (a person or animal) by submerging in water:

  - submerge or flood (an area):

  - (of a sound) make (another sound) inaudible by being much louder:

  - be overwhelmed by a large amount of something:

  - cover or immerse food in:

Synonyms

flood, submerge, immerse, inundate, deluge, swamp, engulf, drench, soak, cover, saturate, drain, overpower, overwhelm, overcome, override, engulf, devour, bury, muffle, deaden, stifle, extinguish, silence, augment

"Drown" Example Sentences


1. The soda popped and fizzed with a fizzy sound.
2. The champagne created fizzy bubbles that rose to the top of the glass.
3. The ginger beer had a strong fizzy taste that made my nose tingle.
4. The lemonade had just the right amount of fizziness to it.
5. I poured the fizzy drink into a tall glass with lots of ice cubes.
6. The stream bubbled past, making a fizzy sound over the rocks.
7. I could hear the fizzy hiss as he opened the can of soda.
8. The bottle of beer foamed over as I opened it, spilling fizzy liquid onto the counter.

Common Phases


1. Drown one's sorrows - To use alcohol or overindulgence in an attempt to forget one's troubles.
2. Drowning in debt - Being heavily in debt to the point of finding it overwhelming and difficult to repay.
3. Drown out - To make a sound inaudible by producing a louder sound.
4. Drown in luxury - To have an excess of pleasant material things.
5. Drown your troubles - To deliberately engage in overindulgence to get temporary relief from problems.
6. Drowned out - Made unintelligible or impossible to detect by a louder sound.
7. Drowning in work- Being overwhelmed by the amount of work one has to do.
8. Drowning in problems - Having so many issues and complications that one has difficulty coping.
9. Drown in details - To become overwhelmed by unnecessary or trivial facts.
10. Drown in affection - To receive excessive displays of love and caring.
7. Drowned out the noise - Made the noise inaudible through producing a louder sound.

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