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whemmels

whemmels is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 whemmels

What is whemmels the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Whemmels is the third-person singular simple present indicative of whemmel.

Words near whemmels in the dictionary

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

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