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whelm
verb as in deluge
verb as in drown
verb as in engulf
verb as in flood
verb as in inundate
verb as in overcome
Strong matches
verb as in overflow
verb as in overpower
Strongest matches
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verb as in prostrate
verb as in submerge
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Example Sentences
That canst not lift thy head above the waves Which whelm and sink thee down!
The envious billows sidelong swell to whelm my track; let them; but first I pass.
Far be it from the Judge of all the earth to whelm the innocent and guilty in the same destruction!
Can it be that the grave shall whelm all this unuttered love in endless silence?
The Scots were riding forward to whelm him when Brian's men drove down with a wild yell and smote the length of their flank.
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On this page you'll find 375 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to whelm, such as: douse, drench, engulf, flood, overflow, and overrun.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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