whelmed

[welmd, hwelmd]

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of whelm.

Word History and Origins

Origin of whelmed¹

whelm ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the past tense; whelm ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the past participle

Example Sentences

She’s walking through the school quadrangle, ruminating on whether one “can ever just be whelmed”.

From The Guardian

He was like a worn small rock whelmed by the successive waves of his voice.

From Literature

Inside it, the kingcups bloomed and the brook whelmed up from its source.

From Literature

Brooks, who made the films The Producers, Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein, said before the ceremony: “I am not overwhelmed, but I am definitely whelmed by this singular honour.”

From The Guardian

I want to feel immersed in the action, not underwhelmed or simply whelmed, but overwhelmed.

From Time