The phrase "as it drowned" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where something is sinking or being submerged, often in a metaphorical or literal sense.
Example: "The boat capsized, and I watched helplessly as it drowned beneath the waves."
Alternatives: "as it sank" or "as it submerged".
Only complaint here was the whir of the air-conditioning as it drowned out the sound of the courtyard fountain.
Through the story of the house and its occupants, Mawer shines a light on central Europe through the 20th century as it drowned under successive waves of invaders and was forced to abandon dreams to concentrate on survival.
Bankia asked to be rescued last year as it drowned in a sea of toxic real estate left over from a residential construction bubble that burst five years ago, leaving a million new properties unsold.
But on this day, the photographer, crew and myself were alone in these beautiful rooms, listening to water falling from the fountain on the terrace as it drowned the sounds of the city.
Dublin Literary Pub Crawl, the only tour that "simultaneously replaces brain cells as it drowns them", running for more than 20 years, takes you on a half-mile amble round some of the atmospheric old bars immortalised by Dublin writers, with a drink at every stop.
As it drowns in so much color-saturated atmosphere and '80s synths, you can imagine a young Nicolas Winding Refn taking notes for "Drive".
I'm particularly fascinated by the end of the video, where Beyoncé lies on top of the car as it drowns and the voice of Kimberly Rivers Roberts saying "Look at that water boy!
By the same token, clothing that is far too big is often a mistake, as it drowns the body and makes it look shorter and fatter than reality would suggest.
The ferocious tidal surge that accompanied it drowned many as they slept in this low lying region.
That film anticipated some of the themes of "Our Song," even as it nearly drowned them in earnest political sentiment.
A documentary on the BBC this week by Kate Misrahi caught his troubled personality very well – the hurt eyes, the voice that always seemed about to crack with melancholy – as it slowly drowned in a sea of beer.
