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whelming |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Whelm \Whelm\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whelmed}; p. pr & vb n. {Whelming}.] [OE. whelmen to turn over akin to OE whelven AS whelfan hwylfan in ?whylfan, ?whelfan, to overwhelm, cover over akin to OS bihwelbian D. welven to arch, G. w["o]lben, OHG. welben Icel. hvelfa to overturn; cf Gr ? bosom, a hollow, a gulf.] 1. To cover with water or other fluid; to cover by immersion in something that envelops on all sides; to overwhelm; to ingulf. She is my prize, or ocean whelm them all! --Shak. The whelming billow and the faithless oar. --Gay. 2. Fig.: To cover completely, as if with water; to immerse; to overcome; as to whelm one in sorrows. ``The whelming weight of crime.'' --J. H. Newman. 3. To throw something over a thing so as to cover it [Obs.] --Mortimer.
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