Word: whelms
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: whelms
Definition: Third-person singular of whelm; overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
Morphemes:
Affix: whelm
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To overcome with emotion; to overwhelm.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: whelmen
Language: enm
Decoded: whelmen
Meaning: to turn over, capsize; to invert, turn upside down
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -es
Language: enm
Decoded: -es
Meaning: third person singular ending of verbs