Something that covers or submerges.

present participle of whelm

plural of whelming

(poetic, also figuratively) A surge of water.

(transitive, archaic) To bury, to cover; to engulf, to submerge. / (transitive, obsolete) To throw (something) over a thing so as to cover it. / (transitive, obsolete) To ruin or destroy.

simple past tense and past participle of whelm

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whelm