Drown and Stream

Drown

Drown verb - To cover with a flood.
Usage example: whole villages drowned by the rampaging river

Stream and drown are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stream" instead a verb "Drown".

Nearby Word: drowning

Stream

Stream verb - To cause to flow in a stream.

Drown and stream are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Drown" instead a verb "Stream".

Common collocations

time drown time stream time

Both words in one sentence

  • Gatling Good While slow to wind up, once it hits its stride it will drown enemies in a torrential stream of laser fire, enough to wear down even the thickest of shields.
    Source: Gatling Good
  • In the first novel of The Riftwar Cycle two trolls literally drown in ankle-deep water, because Pug cast a spell on them that put in them in such pain that they couldn't lift their heads out of the stream.
Cite this Source
Stream and Drown. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/drown/stream
Drown & Stream. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/drown/stream>.
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