1. causing a feeling of being submerged or engulfed, but to a moderate degree
Usage: informal; humorous

Examples

• The response to her presentation was whelming – not bad, but not amazing either.
• After all the hype, the movie was just whelming.
• His performance was whelming; it met expectations without exceeding them.
• The new restaurant received whelming reviews from critics.
• The crowd’s reaction was whelming – polite applause but no standing ovation.