over+whelm
1over·whelm·ing — …
2whelm — over·whelm; over·whelm·ing·ness; whelm; un·der·whelm; over·whelm·ing·ly; …
3over — over; lar·over; more·over; over·alled; over·bear·ance; over·bear·ing·ly; over·berg; over·bur·den·ing·ly; over·come·er; over·compensate; over·compensation; over·compound; over·confidence; over·confident; over·conservative; over·den; over·fulfill;… …
4Whelm — 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 …
5whelm — c.1300, probably from a parallel form of O.E. hwielfan (W.Saxon), hwelfan (Mercian), in ahwelfan cover over; probably altered by association with O.E. helmian to cover (see HELMET (Cf. helmet)) …
6whelm — Synonyms and related words: baptize, be prodigal with, blank, bulldoze, bury, cascade, cataract, clobber, cream, defeat utterly, deluge, dip, douse, drown, duck, dunk, engulf, float, flood, flood the market, flow on, immerge, immerse, inundate,… …
7whelm — /hwelm, welm/, 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 becoming submerged. [1250 1300; ME whelme, appar. b. dial. whelve (OE gehwelfan to bend over) and …
8whelm — hwelm /w v. flood, cover; deluge; pass over or roll over something so as to submerge it, drown; overwhelm, overcome, overpower …
9whelm — [[t](h)wɛlm, wɛlm[/t]] v. t. 1) to submerge; engulf 2) to overcome utterly; overwhelm: whelmed by misfortune[/ex] 3) to roll or surge over something, as in causing it to submerge • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME whelme, appar. b. dial. whelve (OE… …
10whelm — verb Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to turn (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 …
