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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
whelm .
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Examples
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Each rolling mountain whelmed them from view, and I would wait with sickening anxiety, fearing that they would never appear again.
Chapter 17 2010
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(Turns out that whelmed is a real word that means “to cover with water,” so “overwhelmed” is a tad redundant and “underwhelmed” is just plan oxymoronic.)
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Each rolling mountain whelmed them from view, and I would wait with sickening anxiety, fearing that they would never appear again.
Chapter 17 1904
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"whelmed" and told me nobody had ever offered her a "rosebud" before.
The Beautiful Kind 2009
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On fire, yes, whelmed with flames, but was it screaming?
Man on the Run Foster Trecost 2011
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How excited I was to be lent the hardcover edition of the Ultimates 2 from my friend Mr. Gene only to be over whelmed with a huge multi splash page.
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The REP was so over whelmed, he welled up with tears.
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I was likewise whelmed with the guilt of an accomplice.
The Minions of Midas 2010
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Unfortunately, we are over whelmed by the vocal, showboating fringe.
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Unfortunately, we are over whelmed by the vocal, showboating fringe.
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