Overwhelm vs. Whelm
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Difference Between Overwhelm and Whelm
Overwhelmverb
To engulf, surge over and submerge.
The dinghy was overwhelmed by the great wave.Whelmverb
To bury, to cover; to engulf, to submerge.
Overwhelmverb
To overpower, crush.
In December 1939 the Soviet Union attacked Finland with overwhelming force.Whelmverb
To throw (something) over a thing so as to cover it.
Overwhelmverb
To overpower emotionally.
He was overwhelmed with guilt.Joy overwhelmed her when she realized that she had won a million dollars.Whelmverb
To ruin or destroy.
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Overwhelmverb
To cause to surround, to cover.
Whelmverb
To overcome with emotion; to overwhelm.
Overwhelmnoun
The state or condition of being overwhelmed.
Whelmnoun
A surge of water.
the whelm of the tideOverwhelmverb
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
Whelmverb
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
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Overwhelmverb
charge someone with too many tasks
Overwhelmverb
cover completely or make imperceptible;
I was drowned in workThe noise drowned out her speechOverwhelmverb
overcome by superior force
