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Drowning vs Suffocating - What's the difference?

drowning | suffocating |

As verbs the difference between drowning and suffocating

is that drowning is while suffocating is .

As nouns the difference between drowning and suffocating

is that drowning is an instance of a person or animal drowning while suffocating is suffocation.

drowning

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (wikipedia drowning) (en noun)
  • An instance of a person or animal drowning.
    • It's dangerous to swim in that river — there were three drownings there last year.

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    suffocating

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • suffocation
  • * (Mark Twain)
    • Here the narrator bursts into explosion after explosion of thunderous horse-laughter, repeating that nub from time to time through his gaspings and shriekings and suffocatings .