I was perfectly whelmed by the attention I received on my birthday - gifts from my close friends and a nice dinner at home with family.
Chastity: I know you can be overwhelmed, and you can be underwhelmed, but can you ever just be whelmed?
Bianca: I think you can in Europe.
~ 10 Things I Hate about You
Chastity: I know you can be overwhelmed, and you can be underwhelmed, but can you ever just be whelmed?
Bianca: I think you can in Europe.
~ 10 Things I Hate about You
by AllStrangeWonders November 18, 2010
It does NOT mean indifference. It means:
1. To be submerged, turned-over, or covered up. Or, more commonly,
2. To be so over-taken with emotion or excitement that one feels "turned upside down" or completely engulfed.
It does NOT mean "neutral" or BETWEEN "underwhelmed" and "overwhelmed". If anything, "whelmed" means to be overwhelmed or just slightly less excited than "overwhelmed".
1. To be submerged, turned-over, or covered up. Or, more commonly,
2. To be so over-taken with emotion or excitement that one feels "turned upside down" or completely engulfed.
It does NOT mean "neutral" or BETWEEN "underwhelmed" and "overwhelmed". If anything, "whelmed" means to be overwhelmed or just slightly less excited than "overwhelmed".
I was whelmed by the majestic view on top of the mountain.
The dance was so whelming, I was almost overwhelmed.
The dance was so whelming, I was almost overwhelmed.
by NorCalBruin September 9, 2010
by TBlanners December 13, 2016
Verb. To Whelm. When someone or something is distinctly average and you are not moved by him/it at all.
You need to do more than just whelm them in your interview. You need to be unforgettable.
or
"How was that job candidate?"
"He was okay. I was whelmed."
or
"How was that job candidate?"
"He was okay. I was whelmed."
by MammaLynn April 8, 2009
1. To be swept beneath by a wave.
2. (To be) the effect of experiencing something of mediocre quality ; -ing; -ed
3. Neither good nor bad, simply existing
2. (To be) the effect of experiencing something of mediocre quality ; -ing; -ed
3. Neither good nor bad, simply existing
The movie last night was completely whelming.
I thought I would be excited by the fair, but I was whelmed at best.
I thought I would be excited by the fair, but I was whelmed at best.
by Curtis Meyer March 13, 2008
To be in a state of inflicted normality. See also OVER and UNDER whelm.
Not technically a word, but by all logic, it should be.
Not technically a word, but by all logic, it should be.
As referenced in "Clueless": You can be overwhelmed, and you can be underwhelmed, but can you just be whelmed?
by Dillon Flynn July 23, 2004
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