Definitions for drowning
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1. drowning(Noun)

   An instance of a person or animal drowning.

   It's dangerous to swim in that river uE000185595uE001 there were three drownings there last year.

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1. Drowning

   of Drown

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1. Drowning

   Drowning is the process of experiencing respiratory impairment from submersion/immersion in liquid. Near drowning is the survival of a drowning event involving unconsciousness or water inhalation and can lead to serious secondary complications, including death, after the event. According to the World Health Organization, drowning is the 3rd leading cause of unintentional injury death worldwide, accounting for 7% of all injury related deaths, with 96% of these deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries. In many countries, drowning is one of the leading causes of death for children under 12 years old. For example, in the United States, it is the second leading cause of death in children 12 and younger. The rate of drowning in populations around the world varies widely according to their access to water, the climate and the national swimming culture. 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.

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1. Drowning

   Death that occurs as a result of anoxia or heart arrest, associated with immersion in liquid.

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1. drowning

   An early naval punishment; Richard I. enacted that whoever killed a man on ship-board, "he should be bound to the corpse, and thrown into the sea."

Anagrams for drowning »

1. ringdown

How to pronounce drowning?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of drowning in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of drowning in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of drowning in a Sentence

1. Pia Fajelagutan:

   It's not really about keeping your head above water, it's about drowning the rest to your current.

2. Hillary Clinton:

   We have to end the flood of secret, unaccountable money that is distorting our elections, corrupting our political system, and drowning out the voices of too many everyday Americans, our democracy should be about expanding the franchise, not charging an entrance fee.

3. Selahattin Demirtas:

   Nation states are not a solution for democratic governance. This is same for Kurdish people. To see it as a solution is same as trying to drink water while drowning. The real necessity is oxygen not water. The solution is to get out of water and take a deep breath, decrease nation state and increase social democracy. Therefore our requests of a state are no further than a social and deeply rooted democracy.

4. William Cohen:

   Let me just tell you, you look at the Middle East. They're chopping off heads, they're chopping off the heads of Christians and anybody else that happens to be in the way. They're drowning people in steel cages.

5. Scott Holt:

   I was just trying to get to my meeting, i stupidly didn’t bring a leash or a lifejacket, so if a [wave] took the board, then I just would’ve been stuck out there drowning in a suit.

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