whemmel

whem·mel
W4H4E1M3M3E1L1
US, UK/ˈ(h)wɛm(ə)l/

verb

To engulf, to submerge.

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whelm
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Meanings

verbwhemmel (third-person singular simple present whemmels, present participle (US) whemmeling or (UK) whemmelling, simple past and past participle (US) whemmeled or (UK) whemmelled)

present singular third person whemmels · US participle present whemmeling · UK participle present whemmelling · US participle past whemmeled · US past whemmeled · UK participle past whemmelled · UK past whemmelled

  1. ScotlandUKdialectaltransitiveTo engulf, to submerge.

    Synonyms: whelm

  2. ScotlandUKdialectaltransitiveTo throw (something) over a thing so as to cover it.

    Synonyms: whelm

  3. ScotlandUKdialectaltransitiveTo turn (something) upside down, to invert; to capsize, to overturn; (specifically) to drink a glass (of an alcoholic beverage) completely.
  4. ScotlandUKdialectalfigurativelytransitiveTo confound, to disrupt.
  5. ScotlandUKdialectalintransitiveTo capsize; to walk clumsily; to fall over.
nounwhemmel (plural whemmels)

plural whemmels · alternative whammel · alternative whammle · alternative whemmle · alternative whomble · alternative whommle · alternative whummel · alternative whummle

  1. An overthrow, an overturn.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo engulf, to submerge.

Similar
whelm

verbTo throw (something) over a thing so as to cover it.

Similar
whelm
Also see
whelm

Origin

A frequentative form of whelm equivalent to whelm + -le, or formed from that word by metathesis.

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APA

whemmel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whemmel

MLA

“whemmel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whemmel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whemmel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whemmel.

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