Whelm

Definition of Whelm

v. t.	1.	[imp. & p. p. Whelmed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Whelming.]
	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.
	3.	To throw (something) over a thing so as to cover it.

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