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whommle

whommle 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 whommle

Verb
third-person singular presentwhommles
present participlewhommling
past participlewhommled
pastwhommled
Noun
pluralwhommles

Questions about whommle

What is whommle the alternative spelling of?
Whommle is the alternative spelling of whemmel.

Words near whommle in the dictionary

  1. whombles
  2. whombling
  3. whome
  4. whomen
  5. whomever
  6. whommle
  7. whommled
  8. whommles
  9. whommling
  10. whomp
  11. whomp on

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