drowned 1 of 2

adjective

as in flooded

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verb

past tense of drown
1
as in engulfed
to cover with a flood whole villages drowned by the rampaging river

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2
as in soaked
to wet thoroughly with liquid drowned the carpet with shampoo, and so it took forever to dry

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3
as in wet
to make wet cooked pasta drowned in marinara sauce

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Recent Examples of drowned
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According to the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project, 34 people had already drowned on Lake Michigan on this day last year. — Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026 Most recently, a Georgia grandmother was charged with involuntary manslaughter and cruelty to children in the second degree on July 15 after her 2-year-old grandson drowned at an apartment complex pool, according to Fulton County jail records. — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026 Two decades ago, Resnick helped secure a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity in the case of Andrea Yates, a Texas woman who drowned her five children in a bathtub. — Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026 In June, a 5-year-old girl from San Bernardino was pulled into the ocean and drowned in Laguna Beach. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Andrea Yates, the Texas mother who drowned her five children in their bathtub in 2001, was found not guilty by reason of insanity in a 2006 retrial. — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026 Another teen drowned early in the season, on May 18, in Lake Michigan waters. — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 When Trigg drowned, his father, Brady Kiser, was watching over the boy and a younger brother, newborn Theodore, while wife Emilie Kiser was away. — Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 26 Aug. 2026 What few cheers came from the fans were drowned out by loud boos. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drowned
  1. flooded
  2. engulfed
  3. soaked
  4. wet
  5. submerged
  6. overwhelmed
  7. saturated
  8. washed
Adjective
  • Video shows teams of workers yanking ropes to ferry locals who were stranded on an embankment flanked by a flooded river.
    — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • At least 82 people were rescued from the flooded area, most by helicopter, authorities said.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of flooded
Verb
  • Fire engulfed Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, a major government hospital in Islamabad, on Wednesday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Chinese state media reported there is no sign of survivors at a border crossing which was engulfed by the flood wave.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of engulfed
Verb
  • But Hrgovic had soaked them all up and even sent a few back Itauma’s way.
    — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • My first impulse, of course, was to run, in hopes of making it home before getting soaked.
    — Robert Klose, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of soaked
Verb
  • Havenith said deliberately wetting clothing can provide evaporative cooling, including for older adults who may not sweat as effectively.
    — Aya Diab, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • For best results, water deeply at the base of the plant, allowing moisture to soak into the root zone rather than wetting the foliage, says Kelly Funk, president and CEO of Jackson & Perkins.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of wet
Adjective
  • During our bass outing, Wing continually rammed submerged stumps and sent Dunn and his equipment sprawling.
    — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Place the bag, or bags, of fish in a large bowl of cold water and weigh down the bag(s) with a plate to keep them submerged.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of submerged
Verb
  • Perhaps this saga of planetary conquest is also a sly commentary on Hollywood imperialism, in which even the most far-flung of small-town tales must be overwhelmed by big-name stars in visual-effects drag.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The scale of the disaster has proved challenging for authorities, with morgues overwhelmed by a large number of unidentified remains.
    — Andrew Jones, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of overwhelmed
Verb
  • Below, the liquid blushes that make the case, from sheer to saturated.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The initial three rounds were not very heavy but saturated the soil and left the area much more prone to dangerous flash flooding once the fourth round of torrential rain moved through.
    — Trevor Ault, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of saturated
Verb
  • Linen, washed cotton, lightweight knits, and silk all have a natural ease to them that works beautifully on vacation.
    — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
  • In many cases, bodies have been washed far downstream and rendered unrecognizable, while others still missing are feared to have been buried in the torrent of thick mud.
    — Andrew Jones, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of washed

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