Definition
In a manner resembling or suggestive of drowning; drowsily or with difficulty staying conscious, as if being pulled under water.
Etymology
From 'drown' plus -ing (present participle) plus -ly (adverb suffix), creating an adverb form that is quite rare in modern English.
Kelly Says
This is a poetically formed word that captures the sensation of losing consciousness—'drowningly sleepy' paints a vivid picture of how heavy drowsiness feels like sinking!
Translations
ARالعربية
بصورة غرق
bis-saura gharq
CACatalà
drowningly
drow-ning-lee
CSČeština
utápějícím způsobem
oo-ta-pe-ji-cim zpu-so-bem
DADansk
drowningly
drow-ning-lee
DEDeutsch
ertränkend
er-trän-kend
ELΕλληνικά
αφού σκοτώνει
a-foo sko-to-nei
ESEspañol
ahogadamente
a-go-ga-da-men-te
FAفارسی
مانند غرق
manand gharq
FISuomi
drowningly
drow-ning-lee
FRFrançais
de manière noyade
duh ma-neer no-yad
HEעברית
כמו שוחה
kmo sho-cha
HIहिन्दी
डूबने जैसा
doo-b-ne jaisa
HUMagyar
elmerülten
el-mer-ül-ten
IDBahasa Indonesia
seperti tenggelam
se-perti ten-gelam
IGIG
ike n'anya
ee-ke n'an-ya
ITItaliano
in modo annegante
in modo an-ne-gan-te
JA日本語
溺れそうになる
noki-so-ni-naru
KO한국어
익사하는 듯
ik-sa-ha-neun deut
MSBahasa Melayu
seperti tenggelam
se-perti ten-gelam
NLNederlands
drowningly
drow-ning-lee
NONorsk
drowningly
drow-ning-lee
PLPolski
zatapiająco
za-ta-pi-a-ją-co
PTPortuguês
de forma sufocante
duh fo-ma soo-fo-kan-te
RORomână
într-un mod de înec
in-tr-un mod de in-ek
RUРусский
утопающе
oo-to-pa-yash-che
SVSvenska
drowningly
drow-ning-lee
SWKiswahili
kama kufa
ka-ma ku-fa
TAதமிழ்
மெதுவாக மூழ்க
me-du-va-ga moo-zh-ka
TEతెలుగు
నీటిలో మునిగిపోతున్నట్టు
nee-ti-lo mu-ni-gi-po-tu-nn-attu
THไทย
เหมือนจะจมน้ำ
meuan ja chom nam
TLTL
parang malulunod
pa-rang ma-lu-lun-od
TRTürkçe
boğulma biçiminde
bo-gul-ma bi-yim-in-de
UKУкраїнська
тонучо
to-nu-cho
VITiếng Việt
như đang bị chết đuối
nhu dang bi chet duo-i
ZH中文
溺水般地
ni3 shui3 ban4 di3