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whelm

verb

Overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
W
Ends with
M
Contains
HE
Scrabble score
13

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ʍɛlm

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Meaning

Definitions

verb

  1. Overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

verb

  1. To neither fail to meet nor exceed expectation

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Synonyms

overwhelmoverpowersweep overovercomeovertake

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