whelm

pronunciation

How to pronounce whelm in British English: UK [welm]word uk audio image

How to pronounce whelm in American English: US [hwɛlm, wɛlm] word us audio image

  • Verb:
    overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

Word Origin

whelm (v.)
early 14c., probably from a parallel form of Old English -hwielfan (West Saxon), -hwelfan (Mercian), in ahwelfan "cover over;" probably altered by association with Old English helmian "to cover," from Proto-Germanic *hwalbjan, from PIE *kwelp- "to arch" (see gulf (n.)).

Example

1. We whelm with tears at this time .
2. Don 't over whelm yourself by looking at your entire resume -- yet .

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