Drown
Floor
Floor verb - To subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress.
Usage example: the pushing and shoving at the clearance sale absolutely floored me, and I had to leave
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Casual Danger Dialogue: Even as he prepares to exit a submarine on the ocean floor and inevitably drown, Takeshi sits and laughs about how Tsugumi must surely know what he's doing.
Source: Visual Novel / Ever17 -
There's also the battle against the Emerald Weapon which takes place on the sea floor and has a 20 minute time limit before you drown.
Source: Timed Mission -
In the first episode, Sonic falls into a swimming pool and after trying to get out for several seconds, seems to give up and sit placidly on the pool floor, waiting to drown.
Source: Super Drowning Skills
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Floor and Drown. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/drown/floor
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