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drownings

/ˈdɹaʊnɪŋz/

drownings is the plural of drowning.

Meaning of drowning

Noun

drowning (plural drownings)

  1. An instance of a person or animal drowning.
    • It's dangerous to swim in that river — there were three drownings there last year.
  2. An instance of a person or animal being drowned.

Phrases with drownings

Words that rhyme with drownings

Questions about drownings

What is drownings the plural of?
Drownings is the plural of drowning.
How do you pronounce drownings?
Drownings is pronounced /ˈdɹaʊnɪŋz/.

Words near drownings in the dictionary

  1. drowning chain
  2. drowning one's sorrows
  3. drowning out
  4. drowning the miller
  5. drowningly
  6. drownings
  7. drownproof
  8. drownproofed
  9. drownproofing
  10. drownproofs
  11. drowns

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Adapted from Wiktionary: drownings (page history and authors); drowning (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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