under the weather meaning

UK /ˈʌndə ðə ˈwɛðə/ US /ˈʌndɚ ðə ˈwɛðɚ/ 5 syllables

under the weather (adjective): somewhat ill or prone to illness.

Definition of under the weather

  1. somewhat ill or prone to illness
    • my poor ailing grandmother
    • feeling a bit indisposed today
    • you look a little peaked
    • feeling poorly
    • a sickly child
    • is unwell and can't come to work

    Synonyms: ailing, indisposed, peaked, poorly, sickly, unwell, seedy

    Similar: ill

How to pronounce under the weather

under the weather is pronounced /ˈʌndə ðə ˈwɛðə/ in British English and /ˈʌndɚ ðə ˈwɛðɚ/ in American English. It has 5 syllables.

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