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Sunk vs Drowned - What's the difference?

sunk | drowned |

As verbs the difference between sunk and drowned

is that sunk is while drowned is (drown).

As an adjective drowned is

that has died by drowning.

sunk

English

Verb

(head)

    • See also

    * sank English irregular past participles

    drowned

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (drown)

    • Adjective

    (en-adj) (used only before the noun )
  • That has died by drowning.
    • a drowned rat

    Derived terms

    * like a drowned rat