WHELM Definition & Meaning

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whelm

[ welm, hwelm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

to submerge; engulf.
to overcome utterly; overwhelm:
whelmed by misfortune.

verb (used without object)

to roll or surge over something so that it becomes submerged.

whelm

/ 飞蓻濒尘 /

verb

to engulf entirely with or as if with water
another word for overwhelm

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榶心vlog History and Origins

Origin of whelm¹

First recorded in 1250鈥�1300; from Middle English whelme, apparently blend of dialectal whelve, from Old English gehwelfan 鈥渢o bend over,鈥� and helm ² (verb), from Old English helmian 鈥渢o cover鈥�

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榶心vlog History and Origins

Origin of whelm¹

C13: whelmen to turn over, of uncertain origin

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That would be up to you, and if you go that way, spicy is available, too 鈥� definitely whelming, if not overly so.

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I reviewed it and found it completely ...whelming.

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She鈥檚 walking through the school quadrangle, ruminating on whether one 鈥渃an ever just be whelmed鈥�.

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He was like a worn small rock whelmed by the successive waves of his voice.

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Inside it, the kingcups bloomed and the brook whelmed up from its source.

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