- present participle of drown.
drowning
Example Sentences
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A man who risked his own life to rescue a stranger from drowning 30 years ago is trying to track him down.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
On Amazon, you can get blue-blockers for $20—if you want to be a sucker whose eyes are drowning in other short-wavelength light!
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
I am drowning in debt, as the old saying goes, and I need to take action.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
“All of my friends that work in the same field ... we have no idea what to do, because we’re drowning in logistics. We need everything, but we don’t know what that is.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
I felt like I was drowning in aspects and phases.
From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen
