All whelm synonyms
whelm
W w verb whelm
- tyre — to furnish with tires.
- tire — Archaic. to dress (the head or hair), especially with a headdress.
- weary — physically or mentally exhausted by hard work, exertion, strain, etc.; fatigued; tired: weary eyes; a weary brain.
- wreck — any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
- subside — to sink to a low or lower level.
- descend — If you descend or if you descend a staircase, you move downwards from a higher to a lower level.
- duck — any of numerous wild or domesticated web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genus Anas and allied genera, characterized by abroad, flat bill, short legs, and depressed body.
- impregnate — to make pregnant; get with child or young.
- sound — The, a strait between SW Sweden and Zealand, connecting the Kattegat and the Baltic. 87 miles (140 km) long; 3–30 miles (5–48 km) wide.
- submerse — to submerge.
- beset — If someone or something is beset by problems or fears, they have many problems or fears which affect them severely.
- besiege — If you are besieged by people, many people want something from you and continually bother you.
- overcrowd — Fill (accommodations or a space) beyond what is usual or comfortable.
- overload — to load to excess; overburden: Don't overload the raft or it will sink.
- wash — to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.
- crowd — A crowd is a large group of people who have gathered together, for example to watch or listen to something interesting, or to protest about something.
- satiate — to supply with anything to excess, so as to disgust or weary; surfeit.
- surfeit — excess; an excessive amount: a surfeit of speechmaking.
- upset — to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk.
- waterlog — to cause (a boat, ship, etc.) to become uncontrollable as a result of flooding.
- douse — to plunge into water or the like; drench: She doused the clothes in soapy water.
- drench — to wet thoroughly; soak.
- engulf — (of a natural force ) sweep over (something) so as to surround or cover it completely.
- flood — a great flowing or overflowing of water, especially over land not usually submerged.
- overflow — to flow or run over, as rivers or water: After the thaw, the river overflows and causes great damage.
- overrun — to rove over (a country, region, etc.); invade; ravage: a time when looting hordes had overrun the province.