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Synonyms for drowning
drown·ing

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  1. sinkingverb

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    unknown

    Submitted by siddharthdinesh4 on July 28, 2021  

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  1. drowningnoun

    Synonyms:
    demersion, submersion, inundation, noyade

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  1. List of paraphrases for "drowning":

    drownings, drowned, drown, sinking, sinks

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How to use drowning in a sentence?

  1. John Cornyn:

    This is just opportunistic on the part of the House, they've got an issue and unfortunately it seems to be drowning out all the other good stuff we've done.

  2. Vashawnda McLean:

    Someone went through great lengths in this case, we believe, to stage an accidental drowning, it is clear that the person or persons involved had an intimate relationship with Edith Sax, that they knew intricacies concerning the home and her schedule.

  3. Yannis Mouzalas:

    That (resettling) would mean we, and countries like Italy and Hungary, would not be dealing with uncontrolled flows of people, save these people from smugglers and from the prospect of drowning trying to get here.

  4. Arabia Mollette:

    We're trying to keep our heads above water without drowning. We are scared. We're trying to fight for everyone else's life, but we also fight for our lives as well.

  5. Ali Nur:

    Is he alive or dead? His mother has not eaten food for days, the agent (trafficker) is the criminal behind the disaster. He got rich from the Somalis drowning in the sea.


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