Definitions for drowning
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1. drowningnoun

   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?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. Susan Liang:

   It is too rare an opportunity. Everyone has lived under the Great Firewall for so long, but on this platform, we can talk about anything, it's like someone drowning, and can finally breathe in a large gulp of air.

2. Flavio Di Giacomo:

   After 10 to 11 hours at sea ... (the boat) started sinking and people started drowning.

3. Bernard Kouchner:

   In this affair, Europe is guilty of failing to assist a person in danger. That is to our shame, before anything else, let's throw a lifeline to all these people who are drowning by creating a European rescue fleet for the 28 members of the European Union. One rescue boat for each country.

4. Richard Cassel:

   For me, Biden is just more of the same. The middle class is working professionals, and everyone else is slowly drowning.

5. Vanessa Ceja-Cervantes:

   On average, there about 12 fatalities in the park per year, but a small percentage of those are from fatal falls, the causes of those deaths range from heat, to drowning, to medical issues and more. High elevation plays a role in some of the fatalities.

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