溺れる
Meanings
Ichidan verb
Intransitive verb
1. to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe
2. to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted; to wallow in
Kanji used
Pitch accent
おぼれる
Examples53
私の
My father drinks daily.
あなた
If it had not been for your help, I should have drowned.
彼
He's giving himself up to drink.
その
The boy was all but drowned.
酒
Bacchus has drowned more men than Neptune.
酒
Don't indulge yourself too much in drinking.