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verb. ˈ (h)welm. whelmed; whelming; whelms. Synonyms of whelm. transitive verb. 1. : to turn (something, such as a dish or vessel) upside down usually to cover something : cover or engulf completely with usually disastrous effect. 2. : to overcome in thought or feeling : overwhelm.
We've all been overwhelmed with work, or seen an underwhelming movie... but it occurred to me that I've never heard anyone use the root word, whelm. whelm (verb) 1. to submerge; engulf. 2. to overcome utterly; overwhelm: whelmed by misfortune.
Contents. WHELM meaning: 1. (of water) to flow, or to flow over and cover something or someone : 2. to have an effect on…. Learn more.
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 ).] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Whelmed definition: the simple past tense and past participle of whelm. . See examples of WHELMED used in a sentence.
to submerge; engulf. 2. to overcome utterly; overwhelm. whelmed by misfortune. intransitive verb. 3. to roll or surge over something, as in becoming submerged. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.
verb. to engulf entirely with or as if with water. another word for overwhelm. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012. Discover More.
Synonyms for WHELMED: overwhelmed, devastated, overcame, crushed, swamped, oppressed, overpowered, prostrated, disturbed, ground (down)
Jun 2, 2024 · whelm (third-person singular simple present whelms, present participle whelming, simple past and past participle whelmed) ( transitive, archaic) To bury, to cover; to engulf, to submerge . Synonyms: overwhelm, (Britain dialectal, Scotland) whemmel. Antonym: unwhelm.
Origin of Whelm. From Middle English whelmen (“to turn over, capsize; make an arch cover; experience a reversal" ), akin to Middle English whelven (“to cover over, bury; invert; bring to ruin, to move by rolling" ), akin to Old English ahwelfan, ahwylfan (“to cast down, cover over" ), Old English helmian (“to cover" ), akin to Old Saxon ...
