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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Whelming :: Whelming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whel.
Eruption :: Eruption (n.) The act of breaking out or bursting forth; as: (a) A violent throwing out of flames, lava, etc., as from a volcano of a fissure in the earth's crust. (b) A sudden and overwhelming hostile movement of armed men from one country to another. Milton. (c) A violent commotion..
Overwhelm :: Overwhelm (v. t.) To cover over completely, as by a great wave; to overflow and bury beneath; to ingulf; hence, figuratively, to immerse and bear down; to overpower; to crush; to bury; to oppress, etc., overpoweringly..
Demersion :: Demersion (n.) The state of being overwhelmed in water, or as if in water..
Overwhelming :: Overwhelming (a.) Overpowering; irresistible.
Vituperate :: Vituperate (v. t.) To find fault with; to scold; to overwhelm with wordy abuse; to censure severely or abusively; to rate.
Break :: Break (v. i.) To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief; as, my heart is breaking..
Overwhelm :: Overwhelm (v. t.) To cause to surround, to cover..
Crushing :: Crushing (a.) That crushes; overwhelming.
Woe-begone :: Woe-begone (a.) Beset or overwhelmed with woe; immersed in grief or sorrow; woeful.
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..
Hell :: Hell (v. t.) To overwhelm.
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..
Overwhelm :: Overwhelm (n.) The act of overwhelming.
Whelm :: 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.
Swamp :: Swamp (v. t.) To cause (a boat) to become filled with water; to capsize or sink by whelming with water.
Drown :: Drown (v. t.) To overwhelm in water; to submerge; to inundate.
Overwhelming :: Overwhelming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Overwhel.
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..
Amazement :: Amazement (n.) The condition of being amazed; bewilderment [Obs.]; overwhelming wonder, as from surprise, sudden fear, horror, or admiration..
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