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whemmle

whemmle is the alternative spelling 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

Forms of whemmle

Verb
third-person singular presentwhemmles
present participlewhemmling
past participlewhemmled
pastwhemmled
Noun
pluralwhemmles

Questions about whemmle

What is whemmle the alternative spelling of?
Whemmle is the alternative spelling of whemmel.

Words near whemmle in the dictionary

  1. whemmeled
  2. whemmeling
  3. whemmelled
  4. whemmelling
  5. whemmels
  6. whemmle
  7. whemmled
  8. whemmles
  9. whemmling
  10. when
  11. when Adam was an oakum boy

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