WHELM
\wˈɛlm], \wˈɛlm], \w_ˈɛ_l_m]\
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Fig.: To cover completely, as if with water; to immerse; to overcome; as, to whelm one in sorrows.
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To throw (something) over a thing so as to cover it.
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Fig.: To cover completely, as if with water; to immerse; to overcome; as, to whelm one in sorrows.
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To throw (something) over a thing so as to cover it.
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