Definition of whelm

competent Definition: (adjective) having the skill and knowledge needed for a particular task; capable Petersons.com

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whelm    (hwlm, wlm) KEY  

TRANSITIVE VERB:
whelmed , whelm·ing , whelms

1. To cover with water; submerge.
2. To overwhelm.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English whelmen, to overturn, probably alteration (influenced by helmen, to cover), of whelven from Old English -hwelfan (as in hwelfan, to cover over)

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