He was trying to 'drown his fears'. [=to get drunk so that he wouldn't be afraid]
I'm being 'drowned in' paperwork. [=I'm being overwhelmed by paperwork]
Noise from the passing airplane 'drowned out' our conversation.
(..) Yeah. He got some shit wrong with his ears. Tinnitus or something. Anyway, he gotta listen to music hours a day to drown out the whining in his ears. Oh, shit! You know who else has the exact same thing and does that (..)2017 Baby Driver
(..) He's got tinnitus. Tinna-what? He had an accident when he was a kid. He's still got a hum in the drum. Plays music to drown it out. Yeah, but you feel me. Hat? Huh? Your tattoo says, "Hat." Yeah. It used to say "Hate." (..)2017 Baby Driver