drown

/dɹaʊn/verb
Elementary
1

To die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid.

2

To kill by suffocating in water or another liquid.

3

To be flooded: to be inundated with or submerged in (literally) water or (figuratively) other things; to be overwhelmed.

4

To inundate, submerge, overwhelm.

5

To obscure, particularly amid an overwhelming volume of other items.

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing