Drowning vs. Sinking — What's the Difference?

Drowning is a type of suffocation induced by the submersion or immersion of the mouth and nose in a liquid. Most instances of fatal drowning occur alone or in situations where others present are either unaware of the victim's situation or unable to offer assistance.

To go below the surface of water or another liquid

To kill by submerging and suffocating in water or another liquid.

To descend to the bottom of a body of water or other liquid

To drench thoroughly or cover with or as if with a liquid.

To fall or drop to a lower level, especially to go down slowly or in stages

To deaden one's awareness of; blot out

To subside or settle gradually

To muffle or mask (a sound) by a louder sound

To appear to move downward, as the sun or moon in setting.

To die by suffocating in water or another liquid.

To slope downward; incline

Present participle of drown

To fall or lower oneself slowly, as from weakness or fatigue

An instance of a person or animal drowning.

To feel great disappointment or discouragement

An instance of a person or animal being drowned.

To pass into something; penetrate

To steep or soak

To pass into a specified condition

To deteriorate in quality or condition

To diminish, as in value

To become weaker, quieter, or less forceful

To make an impression; become felt or understood

To cause to descend beneath the surface or to the bottom of a liquid

To cause to penetrate deeply

To force into the ground

To dig or drill (a mine or well) in the earth.

To cause to drop or lower

(Sports) To propel (a ball or shot) into a hole, basket, or pocket.

To cause to be engrossed

To make weaker, quieter, or less forceful

To reduce in quantity or worth

To debase the nature of; degrade

To bring to a low or ruined state; defeat or destroy

To suppress or hide

(Informal) To defeat, as in a game.

To invest or spend, often without getting a return or adequate value

To pay off (a debt).

A water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe and generally a piped supply of water.

A cesspool.

A sinkhole.

A natural or artificial means of absorbing or removing a substance or a form of energy from a system.

A place regarded as wicked and corrupt

Present participle of sink

The process by which something sinks, or is sunk.

A descent as through liquid (especially through water);

A slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength);

A feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension;