Definition of whelm

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Whelm (v. t.) To cover with water or other fluid; to cover by immersion in something that envelops on all sides; to overwhelm; to ingulf.

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Amazement :: Amazement (n.) The condition of being amazed; bewilderment [Obs.]; overwhelming wonder, as from surprise, sudden fear, horror, or admiration..
Hell :: Hell (v. t.) To overwhelm.
Overwhelm :: Overwhelm (n.) The act of overwhelming.
Crushing :: Crushing (a.) That crushes; overwhelming.
Crush :: Crush (v. t.) To overwhelm by pressure or weight; to beat or force down, as by an incumbent weight..
Indrench :: Indrench (v. t.) To overwhelm with water; to drench; to drown.
Deluge :: Deluge (n.) Fig.: Anything which overwhelms, or causes great destruction..
Whelming :: Whelming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whel.
Dismay :: Dismay (v. t.) Loss of courage and firmness through fear; overwhelming and disabling terror; a sinking of the spirits; consternation.
Overflow :: Overflow (v. t.) To flow over; to cover woth, or as with, water or other fluid; to spread over; to inundate; to overwhelm..
Deluge :: Deluge (v. t.) To overwhelm, as with a deluge; to cover; to overspread; to overpower; to submerge; to destroy; as, the northern nations deluged the Roman empire with their armies; the land is deluged with woe..
Quench :: Quench (v. t.) To extinguish; to overwhelm; to make an end of; -- said of flame and fire, of things burning, and figuratively of sensations and emotions; as, to quench flame; to quench a candle; to quench thirst, love, hate, etc..
Drown :: Drown (v. t.) To overwhelm in water; to submerge; to inundate.
Whelm :: Whelm (v. t.) To throw (something) over a thing so as to cover it.
Flush :: Flush (v. t.) To cause to be full; to flood; to overflow; to overwhelm with water; as, to flush the meadows; to flood for the purpose of cleaning; as, to flush a sewer..
Overpress :: Overpress (v. t.) To bear upon with irresistible force; to crush; to overwhelm.
Amaze :: Amaze (v. t.) To confound, as by fear, wonder, extreme surprise; to overwhelm with wonder; to astound; to astonish greatly..
Break :: Break (v. i.) To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief; as, my heart is breaking..
Overwhelming :: Overwhelming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Overwhel.
Confute :: Confute (v. t.) To overwhelm by argument; to refute conclusively; to prove or show to be false or defective; to overcome; to silence.
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