underwhelm
verb
un·der·whelm
| \ ˌən-dər-ˈhwelm
, -ˈwelm\
, -ˈwelm\
underwhelmed;
underwhelming;
underwhelms
Definition of underwhelm
: to fail to impress or stimulate
the movie underwhelmed most reviewers
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Examples of underwhelm in a Sentence
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Mustafi has generally underwhelmed since arriving in north London for £35m in 2016 and needs a transfer to reignite his career. — SI.com, "7 Deals That Could Happen Before the End of the European Transfer Window," 28 Aug. 2019 What's more, the settlements eventually reached at the end of the mediation process can often underwhelm, even before accounting for the sizable chunk of damages used to pay lawyers' fees. — Rey Mashayekhi, Fortune, "For Tech Companies Going Public, An Unwanted Side Effect: IPO-Related Lawsuits," 27 Aug. 2019 The Chiefs used their initial draft pick on wide receiver Mecole Hardman, who replaced underwhelming Chris Conley. — Dave Skretta, The Denver Post, "Chiefs could be flying high again with offensive continuity," 7 Aug. 2019 After posting back-to-back double-digit winning seasons, the Trojans underwhelmed last season. — Luis Torres, orlandosentinel.com, "2019 College Football Rankings: No. 37 USC faces pressure to deliver winning season for embattled coach Clay Helton," 19 July 2019 Domino's sales also underwhelmed Wall Street investors in the first quarter of the year. — Danielle Wiener-bronner, CNN, "Intense pizza competition is slowing Domino's growth," 16 July 2019 The Gunners decided against bringing him in in January, having previously expressed interest in a loan with an option to buy for the 21-year-old, but instead opted for Suarez, who underwhelmed in his six appearances in north London. — SI.com, "Transfer Rumours: Saint-Maximin to Newcastle, Perisic to Arsenal, Firpo to United & More," 24 June 2019 Can the Oracle crowd — which has been underwhelming in this series — find its pre-dynasty voice and make the Raptors feel the pressure of the moment from the opening tip? — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, "Kurtenbach: The 3 things the Warriors must do to force a Game 7," 12 June 2019 The world’s largest oil companies are reporting underwhelming first-quarter profits during a time of geopolitical challenges and weaker global commodity prices. — Rebecca Elliott, WSJ, "Oil Companies’ Profits Fall on Geopolitics and Declining Prices," 26 Apr. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'underwhelm.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for underwhelm
underwhelm
verb
English Language Learners Definition of underwhelm
somewhat humorous
: to fail to impress (someone)
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