drowning
v.v. dying because you are underwater and cannot breathe. You can also use it to say you have too much of something, like work.
v. dying through submersion in and inhalation of water or another liquid. Often used metaphorically to describe being overwhelmed by an excessive amount of something.
The lifeguard saved the child who was drowning in the pool.
I am drowning in paperwork this week and cannot take on any new projects.
The small coastal village is slowly drowning under the rising sea levels caused by decades of environmental neglect.
The present participle of 'drown'; functions as a continuous verb form or a gerund.
He was drowning in the sea last year.He drowned in the sea last year.Learners often use the continuous 'drowning' to describe a completed death, but 'drowned' is required for a finished event.