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whemmel.

To engulf, to submerge.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈ(h)wɛm(ə)l/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. To engulf, to submerge.

    Scotland · UK · dialectal · transitive
  2. To throw (something) over a thing so as to cover it.

    Scotland · UK · dialectal · transitive
  3. To turn (something) upside down, to invert; to capsize, to overturn; (specifically) to drink a glass (of an alcoholic beverage) completely.

    Scotland · UK · dialectal · transitive
  4. To confound, to disrupt.

    Scotland · UK · dialectal · figuratively · transitive
  5. To capsize; to walk clumsily; to fall over.

    Scotland · UK · dialectal · intransitive
Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈ(h)wɛm(ə)l/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. An overthrow, an overturn.

Where this word comes from

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

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