"unwhelm" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unwhelms [present, singular, third-person], unwhelming [participle, present], unwhelmed [participle, past], unwhelmed [past]
Rhymes: -ɛlm Etymology: un- + whelm Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|whelm}} un- + whelm Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-unwhelm-en-verb-zT99DZmA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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