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My experience as a young actor on network television was that I couldn't make it work. I was drowning as an actor.
James Badge Dale

Meaning of "drowning" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DROWNING

drowning  [ˈdraʊnɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DROWNING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Drowning is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DROWNING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

drowning

Drowning

Drowning is defined as respiratory impairment from being in or under a liquid. It is further classified as by outcome into: death, ongoing health problems and no ongoing health problems. Using the term near drowning to refer to those who survive is no longer recommended. It occurs more frequently in males and the young. Drowning itself is quick and silent, although it may be preceded by distress which is more visible. A person drowning is unable to shout or call for help, or seek attention, as they cannot obtain enough air. The instinctive drowning response is the final set of autonomic reactions in the 20 – 60 seconds before sinking underwater, and to the untrained eye can look similar to calm safe behavior. Lifeguards and other persons trained in rescue learn to recognize drowning people by watching for these instinctive movements. Drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional injury or death worldwide, accounting for 7% of all injury related deaths, with 96% of these deaths occurring in low-income and middle-income countries. In many countries, drowning is one of the leading causes of death for children under 12 years old.

Definition of drowning in the English dictionary

The definition of drowning in the dictionary is on the verge of being drowned.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DROWNING


browning
ˈbraʊnɪŋ
cloning
ˈkləʊnɪŋ
clowning
ˈklaʊnɪŋ
crowning
ˈkraʊnɪŋ
doning
ˈdəʊnɪŋ
droning
ˈdrəʊnɪŋ
frowning
ˈfraʊnɪŋ
groaning
ˈɡrəʊnɪŋ
intoning
ɪnˈtəʊnɪŋ
jawboning
ˈdʒɔːbəʊnɪŋ
landowning
ˈlændˌəʊnɪŋ
loaning
ˈləʊnɪŋ
moaning
ˈməʊnɪŋ
tombstoning
ˈtuːmstəʊnɪŋ
zoning
ˈzəʊnɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DROWNING

drouk
droukit
drouth
drouthiness
drouthy
drove
drove chisel
drover
droves
drow
drown
drowner
drowse
drowsier
drowsiest
drowsihead
drowsihed
drowsily
drowsiness
drowsy

WORDS THAT END LIKE DROWNING

awning
cleaning
dawning
evening
fawning
learning
listening
meaning
mining
morning
opening
planning
remaining
running
spawning
stunning
the top of the morning
training
undawning
yawning

Synonyms and antonyms of drowning in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DROWNING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «drowning» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of drowning

Translation of «drowning» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DROWNING

Find out the translation of drowning to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of drowning from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «drowning» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

溺水
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ahogamiento
570 millions of speakers

English

drowning
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डूबने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الغرق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

утопление
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

afogamento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডুবন্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

noyade
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lemas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ertrinken
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

溺死
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

익사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Drowning
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chết đuối
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீரில் மூழ்கி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बुडणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

boğulma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

annegamento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

utonięcia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

утоплення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

înec
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πνιγμό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verdrinking
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

drunkning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

drukning
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of drowning

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DROWNING»

The term «drowning» is very widely used and occupies the 19.356 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DROWNING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about drowning

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10 QUOTES WITH «DROWNING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word drowning.
1
Criss Angel
One of my inspirations, Harry Houdini, remains an icon of the art because he defied our primal fears. His demonstrations in the early 20th century, especially his escape from the Chinese water torture cell, represented triumph over suffocation, drowning, disorientation and helplessness.
2
Arthur Baer
It was as helpful as throwing a drowning man both ends of the rope.
3
Jonathan Banks
I've died so many times. I'm 65. On my 40th birthday, my girlfriend gave me a reel with ways I had died, whether it was by knife, or electrocution or drowning or being thrown off a building or whatever it might have been. I've died a lot of times!
4
Matt Barr
My sister was drowning in the ocean once, and my brother and I dove in and saved her. True story. She owes us her life. It's great leverage; we abuse it all the time!
5
Gabriel Byrne
I attended the bedside of a friend who was dying in a Dublin hospital. She lived her last hours in a public ward with a television blaring out a football match, all but drowning our final conversation.
6
John Bytheway
Our world is drowning in a sea of self-centeredness. You can make yourself quite unique right away by leaving this ocean of selfishness and choosing to be curious about other people.
7
John Jay Chapman
People get so in the habit of worry that if you save them from drowning and put them on a bank to dry in the sun with hot chocolate and muffins they wonder whether they are catching cold.
8
Francis Collins
If I'm walking down the riverbank, and a man is drowning, even if I don't know how to swim very well, I feel this urge that the right thing to do is to try to save that person. Evolution would tell me exactly the opposite: preserve your DNA. Who cares about the guy who's drowning?
9
Simon Cowell
If your lifeguard duties were as good as your singing, a lot of people would be drowning.
10
James Badge Dale
My experience as a young actor on network television was that I couldn't make it work. I was drowning as an actor.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DROWNING»

Discover the use of drowning in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to drowning and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Drowning Ruth: A Novel
Guiding us through the lives of the Starkey women, Christina Schwarz's first novel shows her compassion and a unique understanding of the American landscape and the people who live on it. From the Hardcover edition.
Christina Schwarz, 2008
2
Drowning in Fire
Driven by a need to understand himself and his history, Josh struggles to reconcile the conflicting voices he hearsÑfrom the messages of sin and scorn of the non-Indian Christian churches his parents attend in order to assimilate, to the ...
Craig S. Womack, 2001
3
Left Drowning
But can any of us really be someone else’s lifeline? Written by on-the-rise author Jessica Park, Left Drowning is an emotionally unflinching psycho-sexual chronicle of what it takes to rise up from the life’s depths, and breathe.
Jessica Park, 2013
4
The art of drowning
A collection of poems offers insights into common and unusual life events and the human condition.
Billy Collins, 1995
5
Drowning Girls in China: Female Infanticide in China since 1650
This groundbreaking book offers the first full analysis of the long-neglected and controversial subject of female infanticide in China.
D. E. Mungello, 2008
6
Asphyxia and Drowning: An Atlas
This third volume in the Forensic Pathology Atlases: Causes of Death Series provides an overview of the types, mechanisms, and physical findings associated with deaths involving asphyxia.
Jay Dix, 2000
7
The Science of Drowning: Perspectives on Intervention and ...
This book provides valuable information on the risks of drowning and how to avoid them for those employed in aquatic environments, risk managers, lawyers, public safety officers, and healthcare professionals.
Sports Aid Intl Inc, 1998
8
Saving Fish from Drowning
Through twists of fate, curses, and just plain human error, they find themselves deep in the jungle, where they encounter a tribe awaiting the return of the leader and the mythical book of wisdom that will protect them from the ravages and ...
Amy Tan, 2005
9
Drowning Instinct
Why is the most popular girl in school suddenly jealous of her? And where is Mr Anderson's wife? This is a love story that breaks all the rules, but that won't stop it breaking your heart.
Ilsa J. Bick, 2013
10
Forensic Diatomology and Drowning
This book is an attempt to fill this void in the English-language literature. The motivation and axiom for the diatom test are discussed in chapter 1 which outlines the types of circumstances bodies may be recovered from water.
Michael S. Pollanen, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DROWNING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term drowning is used in the context of the following news items.
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4 common-sense tips can save kids from drowning, ER doctor says
In the ER, a drowning or near-drowning of a child "definitely is the feared summer event," Michiels said. "These events are always devastating ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
2
Brandi Morgan's death ruled accidental drowning
The Summit County Coroner's office said Wednesday it has completed the death certificate of Brandi Morgan. The cause of death is listed as ... «Canton Repository, Jul 15»
3
Update: Child death not result of drowning, police say
A man has been arrested as a result of the investigation into a reported child drowning in the Ouachita River on Friday. Russell Flowers, 59, of ... «Monroe News Star, Jul 15»
4
Parents can prevent drowning
Volunteer instructor Jennifer Parker helps Giselle Palomo learn drowning prevention in classes at the McDonald YMCA in 2013. «Fort Worth Star Telegram, Jul 15»
5
Over €20000 raised to help bring tragic Irish drowning victim David …
A fundraising page set up to help the family of a tragic Irish man who drowned in Thailand bring his remains home has raised over €20,000 ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
6
Police: Teens may have taken acid before drowning; 1 arrested
Acid may be partially to blame in the drowning death of two Kosciusko County teens. Police reveal the two 17-year-olds "had taken a large ... «WSBT-TV, Jul 15»
7
Woman found in Laurelhurst Park pond died of accidental drowning
The woman whose body was found Tuesday afternoon in Laurelhurst Park died of accidental drowning, medical examiners determined. «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»
8
Moorhead boy recovering after near-drowning
The Moorhead couple had been busy packing and cleaning their cabin on Fox Lake a few miles west of Detroit Lakes Sunday evening. «INFORUM, Jul 15»
9
Funeral plans announced for 21-year-old drowning victim
Fire Chief Charlie King said around 7:20 p.m., Oconee County 911 services received a call in regards to a drowning at YMCA Beach on Lake ... «WIS, Jul 15»
10
Kosciusko drowning investigation leads to drug arrest
KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, Ind. (21Alive) -- An investigation stirred by the drowning deaths of Korbin Foster and Kaleb Lapkin led police to arrest ... «21Alive, Jul 15»

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