drowning
Pronunciation:
/ˈdɹaʊnɪŋ/verb
Definitions
To die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid.
To kill by suffocating in water or another liquid.
To be flooded: to be inundated with or submerged in (literally) water or (figuratively) other things; to be overwhelmed.
To inundate, submerge, overwhelm.
noun
Definitions
An instance of a person or animal drowning.
Example: It's dangerous to swim in that river — there were three drownings there last year.