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whelm
whelm W5118000 (wĕlm, hwĕlm)tr.v. whelmed, whelm·ing, whelms Archaic 1. To cover with water; submerge.2. To overwhelm.
[Middle English whelmen, to overturn, probably alteration (influenced by helmen, to cover) of whelven, from Old English -hwelfan (as in āhwelfan, to cover over).]whelm (wɛlm) vb (tr) 1. to engulf entirely with or as if with water2. another word for overwhelm[C13: whelmen to turn over, of uncertain origin]whelm (ʰwɛlm, wɛlm)
v.t. 1. to submerge; engulf. 2. to overcome utterly; overwhelm: whelmed by misfortune. v.i. 3. to roll or surge over something, as in causing it to submerge. [1250–1300; Middle English whelme, appar. b. dial. whelve (Old English gehwelfan to bend over) and helm2 (v.) (Old English helmian to cover)] whelm
Past participle: whelmed
Gerund: whelming
| Present |
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| I whelm | | you whelm | | he/she/it whelms | | we whelm | | you whelm | | they whelm |
| Preterite |
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| I whelmed | | you whelmed | | he/she/it whelmed | | we whelmed | | you whelmed | | they whelmed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am whelming | | you are whelming | | he/she/it is whelming | | we are whelming | | you are whelming | | they are whelming |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have whelmed | | you have whelmed | | he/she/it has whelmed | | we have whelmed | | you have whelmed | | they have whelmed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was whelming | | you were whelming | | he/she/it was whelming | | we were whelming | | you were whelming | | they were whelming |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had whelmed | | you had whelmed | | he/she/it had whelmed | | we had whelmed | | you had whelmed | | they had whelmed |
| Future |
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| I will whelm | | you will whelm | | he/she/it will whelm | | we will whelm | | you will whelm | | they will whelm |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have whelmed | | you will have whelmed | | he/she/it will have whelmed | | we will have whelmed | | you will have whelmed | | they will have whelmed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be whelming | | you will be whelming | | he/she/it will be whelming | | we will be whelming | | you will be whelming | | they will be whelming |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been whelming | | you have been whelming | | he/she/it has been whelming | | we have been whelming | | you have been whelming | | they have been whelming |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been whelming | | you will have been whelming | | he/she/it will have been whelming | | we will have been whelming | | you will have been whelming | | they will have been whelming |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been whelming | | you had been whelming | | he/she/it had been whelming | | we had been whelming | | you had been whelming | | they had been whelming |
| Conditional |
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| I would whelm | | you would whelm | | he/she/it would whelm | | we would whelm | | you would whelm | | they would whelm |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have whelmed | | you would have whelmed | | he/she/it would have whelmed | | we would have whelmed | | you would have whelmed | | they would have whelmed |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | whelm - overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimulioverwhelm, sweep over, overpower, overtake, overcomedevastate - overwhelm or overpower; "He was devastated by his grief when his son died"clutch, get hold of, seize - affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease"arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"kill - overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration; "The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!"benight - overtake with darkness or nightknock out - overwhelm with admiration; "All the guys were knocked out by her charm"stagger - astound or overwhelm, as with shock; "She was staggered with bills after she tried to rebuild her house following the earthquake"lock - hold fast (in a certain state); "He was locked in a laughing fit" |
whelmverb1. To flow over completely:deluge, drown, engulf, flood, flush, inundate, overflow, overwhelm, submerge.2. To affect as if by an outpouring of water:deluge, flood, inundate, overwhelm, swamp.Translationswhelm
Related to whelm: compensate, hearkenSynonyms for whelmverb to flow over completelySynonyms- deluge
- drown
- engulf
- flood
- flush
- inundate
- overflow
- overwhelm
- submerge
verb to affect as if by an outpouring of waterSynonyms- deluge
- flood
- inundate
- overwhelm
- swamp
Synonyms for whelmverb overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuliSynonyms- overwhelm
- sweep over
- overpower
- overtake
- overcome
Related Words- devastate
- clutch
- get hold of
- seize
- arouse
- elicit
- evoke
- provoke
- enkindle
- kindle
- fire
- raise
- kill
- benight
- knock out
- stagger
- lock
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