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unwhelming

unwhelming is the present participle and gerund of unwhelm.

Meaning of unwhelm

Verb

unwhelm (third-person singular simple present unwhelms, present participle unwhelming, simple past and past participle unwhelmed)

  1. (rare) To raise (someone) up from under something that has overwhelmed them.
    • And it is all through him
      Who as a guest came pledged into this house.
      Came with the chivalry and manly show
      Of reverence and grace, that he too well
      Has learnt in cunning lands and used to lure.
      Ah, and he seeks us now! unwhelmed of it!
      Ready of step, impassive, cold!1908, Cale Young Rice, Yolanda of Cyprus, New York: McClure, act II, pages 64–65

Questions about unwhelming

What is unwhelming the present participle and gerund of?
Unwhelming is the present participle and gerund of unwhelm.

Words near unwhelming in the dictionary

  1. unwheeled
  2. unwheeling
  3. unwheels
  4. unwhelm
  5. unwhelmed
  6. unwhelming
  7. unwhelms
  8. unwhelped
  9. unwhetted
  10. unwhig
  11. unwhigged

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