おぼれ
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, intransitive)
1. to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown
2. to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted; to wallow in
Pitch accent
ぼれる
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Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
a drowning man will catch at a straw
craft brings nothing home; (lit.) the crafty schemer drowns in his own scheme
a drowning man will catch at a straw
a drowning man will catch at a straw
talented men are ruined by their own talent
Oboreru Knife
Examples (10 in total)
The drowning man called for help, but in vain.
All the passengers were saved from drowning.
I saved Tom's dog from drowning.