whelm
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Synonyms: helm, whelp, whelk, phelm, rhelm, chelm, whem, welm, whele
Antonyms: helm, whelp, whelk, phelm, rhelm, chelm, whem, welm, whele
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Verb
- To bury, to cover; to engulf, to submerge.
- To throw (something) over a thing so as to cover it.
- To ruin or destroy.
- To overcome with emotion; to overwhelm.
Noun
- A surge of water.
- the whelm of the tide
- A wooden drainpipe, a hollowed out tree trunk, turned with the cavity downwards to form an arched watercourse.
Verb
- To emotionally affect at an intensity in between underwhelm and overwhelm; to just satisfy or just meet expectations.
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