whelm

/wษ›lm/

IPA: /W EH1 L M/

noun
  1. 1

    A surge of water.

    โ€œthe whelm of the tideโ€

verb
  1. 1

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

    syn:overwhelmwhemmel
    ant:unwhelm
  2. 2

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

    syn:whemmel
  3. 3

    To ruin or destroy.

  4. 4

    To overcome with emotion; to overwhelm.

Antonyms

unwhelm

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