Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drowning

/ˈdɹaʊnɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.77 in modern English

Syllables: drown-ing
IPA: /ˈdɹaʊnɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of drown

noun

An instance of a person or animal drowning.

noun

An instance of a person or animal being drowned.

Example Sentences

"It's dangerous to swim in that river — there were three drownings there last year."

Inflected Forms

drownings (plural)

Phrases

drowning chain secondary drowning

Rhymes With

downing browning crowning frowning clowning chowning

Questions

How do you pronounce drowning?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɹaʊnɪŋ/.
What does drowning mean?: present participle and gerund of drown

How to pronounce drowning

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