/ Dictionary / Index W whelked: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: whelked Pronunciation: (hwelkt, welkt), [key] ridged like the shell of a snail: a whelked horn. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: whelked (Thesaurus) whelk whelm Related Content Daily Word Quiz: tactful Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language