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whemmelled

whemmelled is the simple past and past participle 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 whemmelled

What is whemmelled the simple past and past participle of?
Whemmelled is the simple past and past participle of whemmel.

Words near whemmelled in the dictionary

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

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