Definition of drowns

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  • drowns is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
  • drowns is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
  • drowns is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 11

Definition of drowns

  • cover completely or make imperceptible (verb)

    Examples

    1. I was drowned in work
    2. The noise drowned out her speech

    Synonyms

    1. overwhelm
    2. submerge
  • be covered with or submerged in a liquid (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. swim
  • be in danger of dying from submersion in a liquid and asphyxiation (verb)

    Examples

    1. the divers saved the drowning child
  • die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating (verb)

    Examples

    1. The child drowned in the lake
  • get rid of as if by submerging (verb)

    Examples

    1. She drowned her trouble in alcohol
  • kill by submerging in water (verb)

    Examples

    1. He drowned the kittens

See definition of drowns in Merriam Webster