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Meaning of welter in English
Pronunciation
/ˈwɛltər/
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Verb
welter
Etymology
Middle English (in the sense ‘writhe, wallow’): from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German welteren
Definitions
1.
toss, roll, or rise and fall in an uncontrolled way
Examples
« The shipwrecked survivors weltered in the sea for hours »
2.
roll around, "pigs were wallowing in the mud"
3.
be immersed in
Examples
« welter in work »
Noun
welter
Definitions
1.
a confused multitude of things