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whemmel en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈ(h)wɛm(ə)l/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. An overthrow, an overturn.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
whommle alternative lexicographic
whemmels Number=Plur lexicographic
whemmle alternative lexicographic
whammel alternative lexicographic
whomble alternative lexicographic
whammle alternative lexicographic
whummle alternative lexicographic
whummel alternative lexicographic

whemmel en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈ(h)wɛm(ə)l/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive) To engulf, to submerge.
  2. (Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive) To throw (something) over a thing so as to cover it.
  3. (Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive) To turn (something) upside down, to invert; to capsize, to overturn; (specifically) to drink a glass (of an alcoholic beverage) completely.
  4. (Scotland, UK, dialectal, figuratively, transitive) To confound, to disrupt.
  5. (Scotland, UK, dialectal, intransitive) To capsize; to walk clumsily; to fall over.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
whemmeled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part US lexicographic
whemmeled Tense=Past US lexicographic
whemmelling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part UK lexicographic
whemmels Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
whemmeling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part US lexicographic
whemmelled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part UK lexicographic
whemmelled Tense=Past UK lexicographic

Synonyms

whelm · whelm