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drown·ing

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  1. sinkingverb

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    unknown

    Submitted by siddharthdinesh4 on July 28, 2021  

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  1. drowningnoun

    Synonyms:
    demersion, submersion, inundation, noyade

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  1. List of paraphrases for "drowning":

    drownings, drowned, drown, sinking, sinks

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How to use drowning in a sentence?

  1. Richard Baxter:

    He is not drowning His sheep when He washeth them, nor killing them when He is shearing them. But by this He showeth that they are His own and the newshorn sheep do most visibly bear His name or mark, when it is almost worn out and scarce discernible on them that have the longest fleece.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Kenyatta Johnson:

    Quite simply, our community members are drowning, and we do not have life preservers to go around, this is a crisis of epic proportions. It is a moral crisis. It is an economic crisis. It is a racial justice crisis. It is a human crisis. Now is the time to act, boldly and urgently.

  5. Prosecutor Shannon Presby:

    She's drowning in her own blood.


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