transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhwelm, ˈwelm ]
verb
Etymology: Middle English
Date: 14th century
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
whelm ed with a rush of joy — G. A. Wagner
intransitive verb
: to pass or go over something so as to bury or submerge it