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overwhelms

overwhelms is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overwhelm.

overwhelms is the plural of overwhelm.

Meaning of overwhelm

Verb

overwhelm (third-person singular simple present overwhelms, present participle overwhelming, simple past and past participle overwhelmed)

  1. To engulf, surge over and submerge.
    • The dinghy was overwhelmed by the great wave.
    Synonyms:
    swamp
  2. To overpower, crush.
    • In December 1939 the Soviet Union attacked Finland with overwhelming force.
  3. To overpower emotionally.
    • He was overwhelmed with guilt.
  4. To cause to surround, to cover.
    • I lay Turpentine all over the same: then I overwhelm a broader pipe about the first1684, Denis Papin, Instrument to make turpentine penetrate plaster and wood using the airpump

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Questions about overwhelms

What is overwhelms the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overwhelms is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overwhelm.

Words near overwhelms in the dictionary

  1. overwhelming
  2. overwhelmingly
  3. overwhelmingness
  4. overwhelmings
  5. overwhelmment
  6. overwhelms
  7. overwhip
  8. overwhipped
  9. overwhipping
  10. overwhips
  11. overwicked

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