whemmel

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈ(h)wɛm(ə)l/
• Hyphenation: whem‧mel

Verb

whemmel (third-person singular simple present whemmels, present participle whemmeling or whemmeling, simple past and past participle whemmeled or whemmeled)

1. (British dialectal, Scotland, transitive) To engulf, to submerge.

   Synonym: whelm

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

   Synonym: whelm

3. (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.
4. (British dialectal, Scotland, transitive, figuratively) To confound, to disrupt.
5. (British dialectal, Scotland, intransitive) To capsize; to walk clumsily; to fall over.

Noun

whemmel (plural whemmels)

1. An overthrow, an overturn.

Alternative forms

• whammel, whammle, whemmle, whomble, whommle, whummel, whummle

Anagrams

• whemmle