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whemmeling

whemmeling is the present participle and gerund of whemmel.

Meaning of whemmel

Verb

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

  1. (Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive) To engulf, to submerge.
    Synonyms:
    whelm
  2. (Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive) To throw (something) over a thing so as to cover it.
    Synonyms:
    whelm
  3. (Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive) To turn (something) upside down, to invert; to capsize, to overturn; (specifically) to drink a glass (of an alcoholic beverage) completely.
  4. (Scotland, UK, dialectal, figuratively, transitive) To confound, to disrupt.
  5. (Scotland, UK, dialectal, intransitive) To capsize; to walk clumsily; to fall over.

See all 6 meanings of whemmel

Questions about whemmeling

What is whemmeling the present participle and gerund of?
Whemmeling is the present participle and gerund of whemmel.

Words near whemmeling in the dictionary

  1. whelpy
  2. Whelton
  3. Wheltons
  4. whemmel
  5. whemmeled
  6. whemmeling
  7. whemmelled
  8. whemmelling
  9. whemmels
  10. whemmle
  11. whemmled

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