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whemmel

/ˈ(h)wɛm(ə)l/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
whem-mel
IPA
/ˈ(h)wɛm(ə)l/
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To engulf, to submerge.

British usage; Transitive verb

verb

To throw (something) over a thing so as to cover it.

British usage; Transitive verb

verb

To turn (something) upside down, to invert; to capsize, to overturn; (specifically) to drink a glass (of an alcoholic beverage) completely.

British usage; Transitive verb

verb

To confound, to disrupt.

British usage; Transitive verb

verb

To capsize; to walk clumsily; to fall over.

British usage; Intransitive verb

noun

An overthrow, an overturn.

Etymology

A frequentative form of whelm equivalent to whelm + -le, or formed from that word by metathesis.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈ(h)wɛm(ə)l/
  • British English: /ˈ(h)wɛm(ə)l/

Usage

Inflected Forms

whemmels (present, singular) whemmeling (US, participle) whemmelling (UK, participle) whemmeled (US, participle) whemmeled (US, past) whemmelled (UK, participle) whemmelled (UK, past) whemmels (plural) whammel (alternative) whammle (alternative) whemmle (alternative) whomble (alternative)

Synonyms

whelm

Questions

How do you pronounce whemmel?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈ(h)wɛm(ə)l/.
What does whemmel mean?
To engulf, to submerge.
Where does whemmel come from?
A frequentative form of whelm equivalent to whelm + -le, or formed from that word by metathesis.

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