溺れる
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Meanings
- to struggle in the water, to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe, to (nearly) drown
- to indulge in, to lose one's head over something, to be addicted, to wallow in
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When I was a child, I once almost drowned in the river.
He forgot about work and ended up becoming addicted to gambling.
If you see someone drowning, please call for help immediately.
Without wallowing in sadness, let's move forward and keep living.
She became so lost in romance that she ended up losing her important friendships.
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