vb, drowneddrown*ingvi 1 : to suffocate in water or some other liquid 2 : to suffocate because of excess of body fluid that interferes with the passage of oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues (as in pulmonary edema) vt : to suffocate by submersion esp. in water <ed three kittens> .
vi 1 : to suffocate in water or some other liquid 2 : to suffocate because of excess of body fluid that interferes with the passage of oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues (as in pulmonary edema) 
