Whemmel
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˈ(h)wɛm(ə)l/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Whemmel is a verb meaning (British dialectal, Scotland, transitive) To engulf, to submerge.
Meaning
(British dialectal, Scotland, transitive) To engulf, to submerge.
More Meanings
- (British dialectal, Scotland, transitive) To throw (something) over a thing so as to cover it.
- (British dialectal, Scotland, transitive, figuratively) To confound, to disrupt.
- (British dialectal, Scotland, intransitive) To capsize; to walk clumsily; to fall over.
- An overthrow, an overturn.
- (British dialectal, Scotland, transitive) To turn (something) upside down, to invert; to capsize, to overturn; (specifically) to drink a glass (of an alcoholic beverage) completely.
Word Forms
- whemmels
- whemmeling
- whemmelling
- whemmeled
- whemmelled
- whemmle
Synonyms for whemmel
Depending on context, synonyms include whelm.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include whelm, submerge, engulf, absorb, engulph, indrench.
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