The experienced breeder watched anxiously as the Labrador was whelping in the quiet barn.

By the end of the storm, the small boat was whelmed by the waves.

The whelming of the floodwaters covered the low-lying village within minutes.

The rising tide was whelming the only path back to the island, so we hurried.

The bear-whelp stumbled over a mossy root and let out a tiny, frightened squeal.

The rising tide whelms the stranded boat, pulling it under.

The evening market was loud with laughter, the hiss of grills, and the bright lanterns above the whelk stalls.

The old shoreline was whelky, its rocks studded with small spiral shells and sharp ridges.

We walked along the whelked shore, collecting tiny, spiral shells left by the retreating tide.

The shepherd dog whelped in the barn last night, surprising the whole family.