Denshi Jisho — Online Japanese dictionary

溺れる おぼれる 1: (Usually written using kana alone) to drown; to nearly drown; to sink below the surface (of water);
2: to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to wallow in
Common word, Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb 
溺れる者は藁をも掴む おぼれるものはわらをもつかむ A drowning man will catch at a straw
Expression, Proverb 

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