unwhelm

English

Etymology

un- +‎ whelm

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɛlm

Verb

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

(rare) To raise (someone) up from under something that has overwhelmed them.
- 1908, Cale Young Rice, Yolanda of Cyprus, New York: McClure, Act II, pp. 64-65,
  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!
- 1957, Muriel Spark, The Comforters, New York: Avalon, 1965, Part One, Chapter 3, p. 59,
  ‘Well,’ said Caroline, unwhelming herself of a sudden access of confidence in the Baron’s disinterestedness

单词	unwhelm
释义	unwhelm English Etymology un- +‎ whelm Pronunciation Rhymes: -ɛlm Verb unwhelm (third-person singular simple present unwhelms, present participle unwhelming, simple past and past participle unwhelmed) (rare) To raise (someone) up from under something that has overwhelmed them. 1908, Cale Young Rice, Yolanda of Cyprus, New York: McClure, Act II, pp. 64-65, 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! 1957, Muriel Spark, The Comforters, New York: Avalon, 1965, Part One, Chapter 3, p. 59, ‘Well,’ said Caroline, unwhelming herself of a sudden access of confidence in the Baron’s disinterestedness
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