DROWNING: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DROWNING?

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Associations of "Drowning" (30 Words)

airway	A commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers. He kept the man s airway clear and blood circulating.
awash	Level with the surface of water so that it just washes over. The city was awash with journalists.
capsize	Cause (a boat) to overturn. The craft capsized in heavy seas.
choke	Cause a person or animal to choke. She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband.
clutter	An untidy state. The attic is full of clutter.
deluge	The biblical Flood (recorded in Genesis 6–8. A deluge of rain hit the plains.
dive	Swim under water. He got into a fight in some dive.
garrote	An instrument of execution for execution by strangulation.
muffle	Cover or wrap up (a source of sound) to reduce its loudness. The soft beat of a muffled drum.
overwhelm	Have a strong emotional effect on. Floodwaters overwhelmed hundreds of houses.
plunge	Suffer a rapid decrease in value. He plunged his hands into his pockets.
raft	Travel on or as if on a raft. Raft these logs.
scuba	A device trade name Aqua Lung that lets divers breathe under water scuba is an acronym for self contained underwater breathing apparatus. I want to do some scuba.
sea	Used to refer to waves as opposed to calm sea. There was still some sea running.
sink	Cause to sink. They agreed to sink their differences.
smother	Cover someone or something entirely with. The goalkeeper was able to smother the ball.
springboard	A beginning from which an enterprise is launched. An economic plan that may be the springboard for recovery.
stifle	Conceal or hide. She stifled a giggle.
strangle	Prevent the progress or free movement of. She strangled a sob.
submerge	Descend below the surface of an area of water. Houses had been flooded and cars submerged.
suffocate	Die or cause to die from lack of air or inability to breathe. The child suffocated under the pillow.
suffocation	The condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped. Suffocation by smoke inhalation.
sunken	Having a sunken area. Hunger gave their faces a sunken look.
surf	A spell of surfing. He went for an early surf.
surfing	The sport of riding a surfboard toward the shore on the crest of a wave. Why share your internet connection with people surfing and chatting.
swim	The act of swimming. A big fish was swimming in the tank.
swimmer	A person who travels through the water by swimming. The lab technician examining your sample takes a close look at how many of your swimmers are normally shaped.
throttle	A pedal that controls the throttle valve. The pitch of the engine fell as the driver throttled back.
underwater	Submerged; flooded. They learn to navigate underwater at night.
welter	A state of general disorder. The shipwrecked survivors weltered in the sea for hours.