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All whelm synonyms

whelm
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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.
  • soundThe, 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.
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