drown
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drowning\ ˈdrau̇-niŋ
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deluge, engulf, flood, gulf, inundate, overflow, overwhelm, submerge, submerse, swamp
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, drowning is the leading cause of injury death in children ages one to four. — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, "This Is the Age Your Kids Should Start Swimming Lessons," 3 Apr. 2019 The first thing is, my music is very loud, to drown out the outside world. — Emily Farra, Vogue, "Get to Know the 2018 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Finalists," 27 July 2018 His voice was soon drowned out by a buzzing chain saw as the members of his crew sliced into the tree trunk, revealing the orange flames that were hollowing it out. — Erin Ailworth, WSJ, "California Firefighters Battle Exhaustion From Perpetual Blazes," 18 Nov. 2018 Since exoplanets are drowned out by starlight, astronomers have to use clever, indirect ways to tease out the existence of a distant world. — Loren Grush, The Verge, "A cold ‘super-Earth’ may live around a nearby star," 14 Nov. 2018 As a pro-gun, conservative student, Anthony Bartosiewicz believes his opinion has been drowned out. — Katie Zezima, Washington Post, "Conservative students speak out on gun rights, plan marches in 10 cities Saturday," 6 July 2018 All is not perfect — at a preview, the sound balance with the live music occasionally meant the vocals were drowned out. — Matthew J. Palm, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Review: F***boys: The Musical - Fringe 2018," 14 May 2018 Haspel, a career CIA agent with more than 30 years at the agency, will also have to answer questions about her involvement in the destruction of 92 CIA videotapes that showed prisoners being waterboarded — a technique that simulates drowning. — Erin Kelly, USA TODAY, "Senators to press Gina Haspel about her role in CIA torture program during Wednesday hearing," 8 May 2018 And the unbearable cuteness and sexiness of Cardi, a raunchy L.O.L. doll, quickly erases those moments, drowning them in adorable high jinks. — Harper's BAZAAR, "Cardi B Opens Up About Her "Rags to Riches" Cinderella Story," 7 Feb. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'drown.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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