Meanings
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of drown
She (was) drowned while trying to swim across the English Channel.
adjectivedrowned (not comparable)
- not comparableThat has died by drowning.
a drowned rat
Translations
Arabic غَرِيق
- غَرِيق (ḡarīq)that has died by drowning
Chinese Mandarin 溺死的
- 溺死的that has died by drowning
Dutch verdronken
- verdronkenthat has died by drowning
Finnish hukkunut
- hukkunutthat has died by drowning
German ertrunken
- ertrunkenthat has died by drowning
Italian annegato
- annegatothat has died by drowning
Latin submersus
- submersusthat has died by drowning
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with drowned
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drowned. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drowned
MLA
“drowned.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drowned. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drowned,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drowned.
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