drowning
noun/ˈdɹaʊnɪŋ/ · Northumbria /ˈdɹuːnɪn/
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.
- Derived terms
- drowning chain, secondary drowning