溺れる — meaning in English

English meaning

• drown verb To die, or to kill, by being unable to breathe underwater.
• wallow verb To roll around in mud, water, or something similarly messy.

Senses

溺れる is used for these senses in English:

• drown (intransitive) To be flooded: to be inundated with or submerged in (literally) water or (figuratively) other things; to be overwhelmed.
• wallow (figurative) To immerse oneself in, to occupy oneself with, metaphorically.

drown — full definition

1. verb To die, or to kill, by being unable to breathe underwater.
2. verb To overwhelm or completely cover, often used figuratively.

wallow — full definition

1. verb To roll around in mud, water, or something similarly messy.
2. verb To indulge excessively in an emotion or situation, especially self-pity.
3. noun A muddy pool where animals go to wallow.

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