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Zhfan Posted 14 years ago
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Sinking=drowning
Hello.
What's the difference between sinking and drowning? I know that to sink can mean to submerge and to drown can mean to die underwater but I guess saying the car is sinking and the car is drowning could mean the same thing. How do they differ then?
Thanks.
What's the difference between sinking and drowning? I know that to sink can mean to submerge and to drown can mean to die underwater but I guess saying the car is sinking and the car is drowning could mean the same thing. How do they differ then?
Thanks.
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As far as I know , to sink for objects; to drown for human beings.
- As far as I know , to sink for objects; to drown for human beings.
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As far as I know , to sink for objects; to drown for human beings.
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Drowning is typically death from asphyxia due to suffocation caused by water entering the lungs and preventing the absorption of oxygen leading to cerebral hypoxia. (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drowning )
Sinking is 1. To descend to
Sinking is 1. To descend to
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Hi,
here are the common knowledge and perceptions of the two:
Drowning -Inanimate objects can't drown; animals that use lungs to breath do. Drowned victims don't sink; they float. Even people who know how to swim can drown in open waters.
Sinking - Typically refers to inanimate objects, like water crafts which begin to take on water from collision damage and submerge, as hap
here are the common knowledge and perceptions of the two:
Drowning -Inanimate objects can't drown; animals that use lungs to breath do. Drowned victims don't sink; they float. Even people who know how to swim can drown in open waters.
Sinking - Typically refers to inanimate objects, like water crafts which begin to take on water from collision damage and submerge, as hap
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