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verb (used without object)
1.
to roll, toss, or heave, as waves or the sea.
2.
to roll, writhe, or tumble about; wallow, as animals (often followed by about): pigs weltering about happily in the mud.
3.
to lie bathed in or be drenched in something, especially blood.
4.
to become deeply or extensively involved, associated, entangled, etc.: to welter in setbacks, confusion, and despair.
noun
5.
a confused mass; a jumble or muddle: a welter of anxious faces.
6.
a state of commotion, turmoil, or upheaval: the welter that followed the surprise attack.
7.
a rolling, tossing, or tumbling about, as or as if by the sea, waves, or wind: They found the shore through the mighty welter.
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Welter
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Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English, frequentative (see -er6) of welten to roll, Old English weltan; cognate with Middle Dutch welteren, Low German weltern to roll
1250–1300; Middle English, frequentative (see -er6) of welten to roll, Old English weltan; cognate with Middle Dutch welteren, Low German weltern to roll
Synonyms
6. confusion, tumult.
6. confusion, tumult.
Example Sentences
- The welter king underwent an operation for an infected right toe yesterday.
- Second, imports also fell sharply last year, thanks in part to a welter of anti-dumping duties.
- Amidst this welter of conflicting forces, our beautiful but innocent idea of neighborhood solar power was not enough.
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noun
1.
Informal. a welterweight boxer or wrestler.
adjective
2.
(of a steeplechase or hurdle race) pertaining to, or noting a race in which the horses bear welterweights.
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Word Origin & History
welter
"to roll or twist," c.1300, from M.Du. or M.L.G. welteren "to roll," from P.Gmc. *waltijanan (cf. O.E. wieltan, O.N. velta, O.H.G. walzan "to turn, revolve," Ger. wälzen "to roll," Goth. waltjan "to roll"), from PIE base *wel- "to turn, revolve" (see vulva). The noun
EXPAND meaning "confused mass" is first recorded 1851.
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