2006-08-21 03:45:47 · 12 answers · asked by victoria_waterman 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
...brace yourself, I'm about to whelm you-
...was it good for you too?
2006-08-21 03:51:59 · answer #1 · answered by R J 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Possibly as I found this, it is the first line of a Christian song.
"Jesus, Whelmed in Fears Unknown"
2006-08-21 10:58:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quick definitions (whelm)
verb: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
whelm
One entry found for whelm.
Main Entry:whelm
Pronunciation:'hwelm, 'welm
Function:verb
Etymology:Middle English
transitive verb
1 : to turn (as a dish or vessel) upside down usually to cover something : cover or engulf completely with usually disastrous effect
2 : to overcome in thought or feeling : OVERWHELM
intransitive verb : to pass or go over something so as to bury or submerge it
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=whelm
2006-08-21 11:22:59 · answer #3 · answered by maî 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Whelm means to overwhelm, to turn over. So, you can in fact be whelmed.
Chow!!
2006-08-21 10:57:53 · answer #4 · answered by No one 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whelm means to crush, or submerge, so yes you can be "whelmed".
2006-08-24 19:11:52 · answer #5 · answered by SALMAGUNDI PARTAGER 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no you cannot be 'whelmed'. there are other similar words in the english language which use an apparent opposite of something i.e. with prefixes of de/dis/un but they do not actually have an opposite. wierd i know!
2006-08-21 17:18:15 · answer #6 · answered by Chintot 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have just been "whelmed" by your question.
2006-08-21 10:54:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One can be underwhelmed, but not just "plain whelmed."
2006-08-21 10:56:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think this is a similar word to "disgruntled". "Gruntled" is not a word, apparently. Every once in a while, one of these weird terms pops up.
However, I think being "gruntled" sounds pretty damn funny. And I've been attempting to find a job that would gruntle me for many years now...
2006-08-21 10:53:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have been watching 10 things I hate about you!
2006-08-21 11:40:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋