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welter
1[ wel-ter ]
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
- a confused mass; a jumble or muddle:
a welter of anxious faces.
- a state of commotion, turmoil, or upheaval:
the welter that followed the surprise attack.
Synonyms: ,
- a rolling, tossing, or tumbling about, as or as if by the sea, waves, or wind:
They found the shore through the mighty welter.
welter
2[ wel-ter ]
noun
- Informal. a welterweight boxer or wrestler.
adjective
- (of a steeplechase or hurdle race) pertaining to, or noting a race in which the horses bear welterweights.
welter
/ 藞飞蓻濒迟蓹 /
verb
- 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
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of welter1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of welter1
Example Sentences
Anyone who has bought into the Republican condemnation of Democrats as the 鈥済odless鈥 left was no doubt surprised by the welter of references to many faiths.
Being an MP, while a privilege, isn't easy, splitting your life between two places, the welter of public scrutiny and being subject to the vagaries of your party's political fortunes.
But the 2014 YouTube video set off a welter of 鈥渇ire noodle challenges鈥 around the world, launching Buldak into viral fame.
But a welter of economic numbers will barrel into the mix today too - chief among them the September retail sales release, but also industrial output data and an October reading on U.S. housing.
Monitors here said a welter of confused shouting accompanied the reading of the first communique from Teheran.
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