Definition of whelm

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Whelm (v. t.) Fig.: To cover completely, as if with water; to immerse; to overcome; as, to whelm one in sorrows..

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Deluge :: Deluge (n.) Fig.: Anything which overwhelms, or causes great destruction..
Whelming :: Whelming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whel.
Deluge :: Deluge (v. t.) To overflow with water; to inundate; to overwhelm.
Amaze :: Amaze (v. t.) To confound, as by fear, wonder, extreme surprise; to overwhelm with wonder; to astound; to astonish greatly..
Nightmare :: Nightmare (n.) Hence, any overwhelming, oppressive, or stupefying influence..
Overlay :: Overlay (v. t.) To lay, or spread, something over or across; hence, to cover; to overwhelm; to press excessively upon..
Crush :: Crush (v. t.) To overwhelm by pressure or weight; to beat or force down, as by an incumbent weight..
Break :: Break (v. i.) To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief; as, my heart is breaking..
Overpress :: Overpress (v. t.) To bear upon with irresistible force; to crush; to overwhelm.
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..
Overwhelming :: Overwhelming (a.) Overpowering; irresistible.
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..
Swamp :: Swamp (v. t.) Fig.: To plunge into difficulties and perils; to overwhelm; to ruin; to wreck.
Whelm :: Whelm (v. t.) Fig.: To cover completely, as if with water; to immerse; to overcome; as, to whelm one in sorrows..
Confute :: Confute (v. t.) To overwhelm by argument; to refute conclusively; to prove or show to be false or defective; to overcome; to silence.
Indrench :: Indrench (v. t.) To overwhelm with water; to drench; to drown.
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..
Swamp :: Swamp (v. t.) To cause (a boat) to become filled with water; to capsize or sink by whelming with water.
Overwhelmed :: Overwhelmed (imp. & p. p.) of Overwhel.
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