noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈdɹaʊnɪŋ/
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Northumbria:/ˈdɹuːnɪn/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
An instance of a person or animal drowning.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
It's dangerous to swim in that river — there were three drownings there last year.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An instance of a person or animal being drowned.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of drown
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
غَرَق
(ḡaraq)
— instance of drowning
Arabic:
غَرَق
(ḡarag)
— instance of drowning
Catalan:
ofegament
— instance of drowning
Chinese Mandarin:
溺水的
— instance of drowning
Czech:
tonoucí
— instance of drowning
Czech:
utopení
— instance of drowning
Dutch:
verdrinking
— instance of drowning
Estonian:
uppumine
— instance of drowning
Finnish:
hukkuminen
— instance of drowning
French:
noyade
— instance of drowning
German:
Ertrinken
— instance of drowning
Greek:
πνιγμός
(pnigmós)
— instance of drowning
Greek:
πνίξιμο
(pníximo)
— instance of drowning
Hebrew:
טביעה
(t'vi'a)
— instance of drowning
Hungarian:
fulladás
— instance of drowning
Italian:
annegamento
— instance of drowning
Macedonian:
давење
(davenje)
— instance of drowning
Polish:
utonięcie
— instance of drowning
Portuguese:
afogamento
— instance of drowning
Russian:
утопле́ние
(utoplénije)
— instance of drowning
Serbo-Croatian:
utapanje
— instance of drowning
Spanish:
ahogamiento
— instance of drowning
Swedish:
drukning
— instance of drowning
Welsh:
bawdd
— instance of drowning
Welsh:
boddiad
— instance of drowning
Arabic:
إِغْرَاق
(ʔiḡrāq)
— instance of being drowned
