to whelm
- verb
- /wɛlm/
- Archaic
:
inundar
- As the waves crashed against the shore, they whelmed the beach, covering it in sea foam.
Examples
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And now, in the whelming floods of the Sandy storm, again we join with a thousand thousand hands in giving aid and succor to those whose lives are overturned in these tides.
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Where thou perhaps under the whelming tide visits the bottom of the monstrous world.
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The heavy rain began to whelm the streets, causing floods in several neighborhoods.
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The rising lake levels threatened to whelm the nearby town, prompting evacuations.
Synonyms
258
2.3
To carry away soil or rock by moving water
68
4.0
To flood an area with water or to overwhelm with a large amount of something
51
3.3
Cover a sound so it cannot be heard
40
6.8
To cover a place with water or give someone too much to deal with
40
5.1
To cover something completely and suddenly, often by fire or water
20
4.2
To cover completely with something so it is hard to see or reach
15
4.6
To cover completely so it cannot be seen, often by water or strong feeling
14
4.4
Fill something completely with a liquid or a strong feeling
12
6.8
To fill something with light or strong feeling
9
4.2
Put something completely into a liquid to cover it
4
4.2
Cover something completely so it cannot be seen or noticed
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6.0
To cover an area with water
1
7.3
To put something under the surface of water
To fill something with water so it cannot take any more
To flow over land or a barrier, covering it with water
To pour water over something so it becomes completely wet
Antonyms
How Submerged
Surface Forms
Etymology
Whelm originally meant 'to cover' or 'bury', often by water, so imagine a wave that covers and hides a boat. That's why whelm can mean to 'submerge' or 'bury' something under water or soil.