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