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Definition of drowning

"drowning" in the verb sense

1. submerge, drown, overwhelm

cover completely or make imperceptible

"I was drowned in work"

"The noise drowned out her speech"

2. drown

get rid of as if by submerging

"She drowned her trouble in alcohol"

3. drown

die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating

"The child drowned in the lake"

4. drown

kill by submerging in water

"He drowned the kittens"

5. swim, drown

be covered with or submerged in a liquid

"the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy"

6. drown

be in danger of dying from submersion in a liquid and asphyxiation

"the divers saved the drowning child"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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Quotations for drowning

Pour not water on a drowning mouse. [ Proverb ]

A drowning man will catch at a rush. [ Proverb ]

A drowning man will catch at a straw. [ Proverb ]

Drown not thyself to save a drowning man. [ Proverb ]

When a dog is drowning every one offers him drink. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

Hope keeps a man from hanging and drowning himself. [ Proverb ]

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drowning in Scrabble®

The word drowning is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters drowning:

DROWNING
(153)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

downing, droning, ingrown, wording

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word drowning

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(153)
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(126)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In drowning

DROWNING
(153)
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(126)
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drowning in Words With Friends™

The word drowning is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters drowning:

DROWNING
(144)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

downing, droning, ingrown, wording

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word drowning

DROWNING
(144)
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(120)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In drowning

DROWNING
(144)
DROWNING
(120)
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(116 = 81 + 35)
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Words within the letters of drowning

2 letter words in drowning (8 words)

dogoidinnoonorow

3 letter words in drowning (19 words)

digdindogdongingodinnionnodnornowownridrigrodrowwigwinwon

4 letter words in drowning (15 words)

dingdowngirdgirngowngridgringrowironrindringwindwingwordworn

5 letter words in drowning (9 words)

dingodoingdrowngrindgroingrownowingwringwrong

6 letter words in drowning (3 words)

owningrodingrowing

7 letter words in drowning (4 words)

downingdroningingrownwording

8 letter words in drowning (1 word)

drowning

drowning + 1 blank (3 words)

bringdowndrowningswondering

drowning + 2 blanks (5 words)

bringdownsdecrowningdownratingreendowingwrongdoing
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Words containing the sequence drowning

Words that start with drowning (2 words)

drowningdrownings

Words with drowning in them (1 word)

drowning

Words that end with drowning (1 word)

drowning
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Word Growth involving drowning

Shorter words in drowning

ow own drown

ow row drown

in owning

ow own owning

Longer words containing drowning

drownings