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unwhelms

unwhelms is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 unwhelms

What is unwhelms the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Unwhelms is the third-person singular simple present indicative of unwhelm.

Words near unwhelms in the dictionary

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

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