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whemmelling

whemmelling 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 whemmelling

What is whemmelling the present participle and gerund of?
Whemmelling is the present participle and gerund of whemmel.

Words near whemmelling in the dictionary

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

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