DROWN
What does "DROWN" mean?
To die or kill by submersion and suffocation in water or other liquid.
Meanings
- To die from being unable to breathe while submerged in liquid. Two swimmers nearly drowned when the rip current pulled them out.
- To flood or submerge something completely. The rising river drowned the lower fields overnight.
- To overwhelm a sound so it can no longer be heard. The applause drowned out the announcer's voice.
- To become overwhelmed by an excess of something. She was drowning in unanswered emails after the holiday. figurative
Did you know?
- Drowning rarely looks like the movies: a drowning person usually can't wave or call for help, because the body prioritizes breathing over speech, so they slip under in eerie silence.
Word origin
From Middle English 'drounen', probably from Old Norse 'drukna', to be drowned, related to 'drink' and the idea of being taken down by water.
Remember it
DROWN holds the word 'OWN' inside - water that 'owns' you because you can't get above it.
A little poem
The lake keeps no name-
it folds the sky shut above,
smooth as it was first.
haiku
What it teaches
What overwhelms you quietly is more dangerous than what announces itself loudly.
Quick facts
What does DROWN mean?
To die or kill by submersion and suffocation in water or other liquid.
Is DROWN a valid word?
Yes — DROWN is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is DROWN?
DROWN has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does DROWN come from?
From Middle English 'drounen', probably from Old Norse 'drukna', to be drowned, related to 'drink' and the idea of being taken down by water.
What can DROWN teach us?
What overwhelms you quietly is more dangerous than what announces itself loudly.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.