whelm
/wɛlm/
noun
- 1
A surge of water.
“the whelm of the tide”
verb
- 1
To bury, to cover; to engulf, to submerge.
- 2
To throw (something) over a thing so as to cover it.
- 3
To ruin or destroy.
- 4
To overcome with emotion; to overwhelm.
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