whemmel
English
/ˈ(h)wɛm(ə)l/
verb
Definitions
- (British) To engulf, to submerge.
- (British) To throw (something) over a thing so as to cover it.
- (British) To turn (something) upside down, to invert; to capsize, to overturn; (specifically) to drink a glass (of an alcoholic beverage) completely.
- (British) To confound, to disrupt.
- (British) To capsize; to walk clumsily; to fall over.
Etymology
Suffix from English whelm.
Origin
English
whelm
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Cognates and derived terms
- overwhelm English
- underwhelm English
- unwhelm English
- whelm English
- whelmen Middle English