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    Wel·ter
    /ˈweltər/

    verb

    • 1. move in a turbulent fashion: literary "the streams foam and welter"

    noun

    • 1. a large number of items in no order; a confused mass: "there's such a welter of conflicting rules"
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  2. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › welterWelter - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of welter. noun. a confused multitude of things. synonyms: clutter, fuddle, jumble, mare's nest, muddle, smother. see more. verb. toss, roll, or rise and fall in an uncontrolled way. “The shipwrecked survivors weltered in the sea for hours” see more. verb. roll around, "pigs were wallowing in the mud" synonyms: wallow. see more. verb.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryWELTER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    WELTER meaning: 1. a large and especially badly organized number of things: 2. a large and especially badly…. Learn more.

  4. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › welterwelter - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Feb 7, 2024 · A general confusion or muddle, especially of a large number of items. Synonyms: see Thesaurus: hodgepodge. A tossing or rolling about. Translations [ edit] ± general confusion or muddle. ± tossing or rolling about.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishWELTER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    6 days ago · A welter of something is a large quantity of it which occurs suddenly or in a confusing way.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › welterWelter Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    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. a rolling, tossing, or tumbling about, as or as if by the sea, waves, or wind: They found the shore through the mighty welter.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › weltersWELTER Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    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. a rolling, tossing, or tumbling about, as or as if by the sea, waves, or wind: They found the shore through the mighty welter. See more. Origin of welter. 1.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › welterWelter - definition of welter by The Free Dictionary

    Define welter. welter synonyms, welter pronunciation, welter translation, English dictionary definition of welter. n. 1. A confused mass; a jumble: a welter of papers and magazines. 2. Confusion; turmoil. intr.v. wel·tered , wel·ter·ing , wel·ters 1. To wallow, roll, or...