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drowned one's sorrows

drowned one's sorrows is the simple past and past participle of drown one's sorrows.

Meaning of drown one's sorrows

Verb

drown one's sorrows (third-person singular simple present drowns one's sorrows, present participle drowning one's sorrows, simple past and past participle drowned one's sorrows)

  1. To drink alcohol heavily to deal with miserable feelings.

Questions about drowned one's sorrows

What is drowned one's sorrows the simple past and past participle of?
Drowned one's sorrows is the simple past and past participle of drown one's sorrows.

Words near drowned one's sorrows in the dictionary

  1. drownders
  2. drownding
  3. drownds
  4. Drowne
  5. drowned
  6. drowned one's sorrows
  7. drowned out
  8. drowned the miller
  9. drowned tube
  10. drowned tubes
  11. drownee

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