un·der·whelm

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• un|der|whelm — «UHN duhr HWEHLM», transitive verb. to create a feeling of indifference in; fail to excite or arouse enthusiasm: »[His] long, prepared speeches in more formal settings often underwhelm his audiences, but his peppy little talks followed by… …   Useful english dictionary

• whelm — over·whelm; over·whelm·ing·ness; whelm; un·der·whelm; over·whelm·ing·ly; …   English syllables

• underwhelm — un·der·whelm …   English syllables

• underwhelm — un|der|whelm [ˌʌndəˈwelm US ər ] v [T] [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: under + whelm (as in overwhelm)] if you are underwhelmed by something, you do not think it is impressive used humorously ▪ We ve had an underwhelming response to our request for… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• underwhelm — un•der•whelm [[t]ˌʌn dərˈ(h)wɛlm, ˈwɛlm[/t]] v. t. Informal. cvb inf to fail to interest or astonish • Etymology: 1945–50; under + (over) whelm …   From formal English to slang

• Underwhelm — Un der*whelm , v. t. To interest less than anticipated; to be dull to (a person). [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Underwhelming — Un der*whelm ing, a. 1. Less interesting than expected; dull. [PJC] 2. Smaller than expected or hoped; as, an underwhelming response. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

• ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… …   English syllables