Dictionary entries for 'whelm'

Synonyms

deluge
drown
engulf
flood
flush
inundate
overflow
overwhelm
submerge
deluge
flood
inundate
overwhelm
swamp

whelm (hwĕlm, wĕlm)

[Middle English whelmen, to overturn, probably alteration (influenced by helmen, to cover), of whelven, from Old English -hwelfan (as in āhwelfan, to cover over).]

transitive verb: whelmed, whelm·ing, whelms.

To cover with water; submerge.
To overwhelm.

transitive verb: whelmed, whelm·ing, whelms.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition