"whelm" meaning in All languages combined

See whelm on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /ʍɛlm/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-whelm.ogg [US] Forms: whelm [canonical], whelms [third-person, singular], whelmed [past], whelmed [past, participle], whelming [present, participle]
enPR: whĕlm [UK, US] Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you whelm something, you bury or cover it. Synonyms: overwhelm
    Sense id: simple-whelm-en-verb-wv3IyyKW Categories (other): Old words
  2. If you whelm something, you throw (something) over a it so as to cover it.
    Sense id: simple-whelm-en-verb-BquvzeS7 Categories (other): Old words
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