welter
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[ wel-ter ]
/ ˈwɛl tər /
verb (used without object)
to roll, toss, or heave, as waves or the sea.
to roll, writhe, or tumble about; wallow, as animals (often followed by about): pigs weltering about happily in the mud.
to lie bathed in or be drenched in something, especially blood.
to become deeply or extensively involved, associated, entangled, etc.: to welter in setbacks, confusion, and despair.
noun
Origin of welter
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1250–1300; Middle English, frequentative (see
-er6) of
welten to roll, Old English
weltan; cognate with Middle Dutch
welteren, Low German
weltern to roll
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British Dictionary definitions for weltering
welter
/ (ˈwɛltə) /
verb (intr)
to roll about, writhe, or wallow
(esp of the sea) to surge, heave, or toss
to lie drenched in a liquid, esp blood
noun
a rolling motion, as of the sea
a confused mass; jumble
Word Origin for welter
C13: from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch
weltern; related to Old High German
walzan, welzen to roll