1. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

   1.

   to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe

2. 2.

   to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted; to wallow in

Example sentences

• 溺れる者は藁をも掴む。

  Drowning men clutch at straws.

• 危うく溺れるところだった。

  I came near to being drowned.