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  • 21o|ver|whelm — «O vuhr HWEHLM», transitive verb. 1. to overcome completely; crush: »She was overwhelmed with grief. 2. to cover completely, as a flood would: »A great wave overwhelmed the boat. SYNONYM(S): submerge. 3. to heap, treat, or address with an… …

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  • 22un|der|whelm — «UHN duhr HWEHLM», transitive verb. to create a feeling of indifference in; fail to excite or arouse enthusiasm: »[His] long, prepared speeches in more formal settings often underwhelm his audiences, but his peppy little talks followed by… …

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  • 23over·whelm·ing — …

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  • 25Whelmed — Whelm Whelm, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whelmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whelming}.] [OE. whelmen to turn over, akin to OE. whelven, AS. whelfan, hwylfan, in ?whylfan, ?whelfan, to overwhelm, cover over; akin to OS. bihwelbian, D. welven to arch, G. w[… …

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  • 26Whelming — Whelm Whelm, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whelmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whelming}.] [OE. whelmen to turn over, akin to OE. whelven, AS. whelfan, hwylfan, in ?whylfan, ?whelfan, to overwhelm, cover over; akin to OS. bihwelbian, D. welven to arch, G. w[… …

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  • 27over — over; lar·over; more·over; over·alled; over·bear·ance; over·bear·ing·ly; over·berg; over·bur·den·ing·ly; over·come·er; over·compensate; over·compensation; over·compound; over·confidence; over·confident; over·conservative; over·den; over·fulfill;… …

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  • 28Overwhelming — O ver*whelm ing, a. Overpowering; irresistible. {O ver*whelm ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 29Overwhelmingly — Overwhelming O ver*whelm ing, a. Overpowering; irresistible. {O ver*whelm ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 30A Shadow on the Glass — infobox Book | name = A Shadow on the Glass title orig = translator = image caption = author = Ian Irvine cover artist = Mark Sofilas country = Australia language = English series = The View from the Mirror genre = Fantasy novel publisher = Orbit …

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