drown
C1UK /draʊn/US /draʊn/
Meaning
verb
to die because you have been underwater too long and you cannot breathe; to kill somebody by holding them underwater
“Two children drowned after falling into the river.”
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“Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice.”
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Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice.
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