Definition of "whelms" [whelms]

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whelm. (verb)

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• "Our arrival at the Yacumama lodge whelms in me, a feeling of anticipation."
• "I use birth imagery here in part because the emotions seem to be akin in a way; the joy that comes of a great book whelms that painful separation and summary reintroduction of the I."
• "Despite the hype, I have to admit that Thanksgiving fare generally under-whelms me."