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Swamp, however nasty, looked magical initially
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overwhelm
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Word definitions for overwhelm in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Overwhelm \O"ver*whelm`\, n. The act of overwhelming. [R.]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
early 14c., "to turn upside down, to overthrow," from over- + Middle English whelmen "to turn upside down" (see whelm ). Meaning "to submerge completely" is mid-15c. Perhaps the connecting notion is a boat, etc., washed over, and overset, by a big wave. ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an irresistible/uncontrollable/overwhelming urge (= very strong ) ▪ I was overcome by an irresistible urge to laugh. an overwhelming majority (= a large majority ) ▪ The resolution was passed by an overwhelming majority. ...
Usage examples of overwhelm.
The sensation was so overwhelming that she barely noticed that Ambrose had changed positions and was now looming over her.
The silkiness of melting chocolate on his tongue reminds him of the music of Angelo Badalamenti, and the music of Badalamenti brings to mind the waxy surface of a scarlet anthurium, and the anthurium sparks an intensely sensual recollection of the cool taste and crispness of cornichons, which for several seconds completely overwhelms the actual taste of the chocolate.
They deploy air assets in waves of overwhelming numbers--you know how they are, they always have to have numerical superiority.
Time and attrition would destroy them as surely as an attack by overwhelming odds.
He saw the barghest twitching only a few feet away and tried to rise in defense, but darkness overwhelmed him.
The moans and mutters of losing bettors overwhelmed the shouts of winners.
Even if they had not been, the force that Bleys was building to overwhelm even the phase-shielded Earth was moving to its inevitable completion.
Kujawa had climbed onto the bulldozer and were ready to start off, the feeling of anticipation and curiosity that flooded through Ross totally overwhelmed any remnants of the despair that he had felt so strongly only minutes before.
His parents, overwhelmed in their own sorrows, thought nothing of Nancy, and without her knowing that Lenine had returned, the poor fellow was laid in his last bed, in Burian Churchyard.
Lyrralt and Tenaj and Butyr were forced to stay by his side or allow him to be overwhelmed.
The overwhelming impression given by the newest changes, between the fresh green glow of her eyes and the amoebic tattoos in constant motion beneath the exposed skin of her arms and legs, was shallow exoticism for its own sake.
To one accustomed to small groups and simplicity, such an extravaganza must be overwhelming.
There was a large stream just ahead, part of the Coweeta Hydrological lab area, and the rush of the waters overwhelmed most other noises.
More than once he visited the locutories of nunneries, to deliver through the heavy gratings presents from Don Rafael to certain black and white shadows, which attracted by this sturdy young country boy, and aware that he meant to be a painter, overwhelmed him with the eager questions born of their seclusion.
When his debts overwhelmed him and he was carried off to the Marshalsea prison, Charles was only ten years old, but already he took the lead in the house.