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Meaning of whelm

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

whelm

Pronunciation:/wɛlm//wɛlm/

noun

Definitions

  1. A surge of water.

    Example: the whelm of the tide

verb

Definitions

  1. To bury, to cover; to engulf, to submerge.

    Synonyms:overwhelmwhemmel
    Antonyms:unwhelm

  2. To throw (something) over a thing so as to cover it.

    Synonyms:whemmel

  3. To ruin or destroy.

  4. To overcome with emotion; to overwhelm.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/whelm

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