English-Thai Dictionary
whelm
VT(น้ำ ท่วม (คำ ทาง วรรณ คดี engulf submerge tuam
whelm
VT ครอบงำ มีอำนาจ เหนือ overpower overwhelm krob-ngam
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
WHELM
v.t. 1. To cover with water or other fluid; to cover by immersion in something that envelops on all sides; as, to whelm a person or a company in the seas; to whelm a caravan in sand or dust.
2. To cover completely; to immerse deeply; to overburden; as, to whelm one in sorrows.
3. To throw over so as to cover. [Not used. ]
WHELMED
pp. Covered, as by being plunged or immersed.
WHELMING
ppr. Covering, as by immersion.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
WHELM
Whelm, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whelmed; p. pr. & vb. n. Whelming. ] Etym: [OE. whelmen to turn over, akin to OE. whelven, AS. whelfan, hwylfan, in, , to overwhelm, cover over; akin to OS. bihwelbian, D. welven to arch, G. wölben, OHG. welben, Icel. hvelfa to overturn; cf. Gr.
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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
whelm
whelm |(h )welm wɛlm | ▶verb [ with obj. ] archaic or literary engulf, submerge, or bury (someone or something ): a swimmer whelmed in a raging storm. • [ no obj. ] flow or heap up abundantly: the brook whelmed up from its source. ▶noun archaic or literary an act or instance of flowing or heaping up abundantly; a surge: the whelm of the tide. ORIGIN Middle English: representing an Old English form parallel to hwelfan ‘overturn (a vessel ).’
Oxford Dictionary
whelm
whelm |wɛlm | archaic ▶verb [ with obj. ] engulf, submerge, or bury: a swimmer whelmed in a raging storm. • [ no obj. ] well up or flow: the brook whelmed up from its source. ▶noun an act or instance of flowing or heaping up abundantly; a surge: the whelm of the tide. ORIGIN Middle English: representing an Old English form parallel to hwelfan ‘overturn (a vessel ’).
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