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Welter Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Welter?
[n] a confused multitude of things
[v] be immersed in, as of work [v] roll around, as of a pig in mud [v] toss, roll, or rise and fall in an uncontrolled way; "The shipwrecked survivors weltered in the sea for hours" Synonyms | Synonyms for Welter: clutter | jumble | mare's nest | muddle | smother | wallow Related Terms | Find terms related to Welter: See Also | disorder | disorderliness | move | roll over | rummage Welter In Webster's Dictionary \Wel"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Weltered}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Weltering}.] [Freq. of OE. walten to roll over, AS.
wealtan; akin to LG. weltern, G. walzen to roll, to waltz,
sich w["a]lzen to welter, OHG. walzan to roll, Icel. velta,
Dan. v[ae]lte, Sw. v["a]ltra, v["a]lta; cf. Goth. waltjan;
probably akin to E. wallow, well, v. i. ????. See {Well}, v.
i., and cf. {Waltz}.]
1. To roll, as the body of an animal; to tumble about,
especially in anything foul or defiling; to wallow.
When we welter in pleasures and idleness, then we
eat and drink with drunkards. --Latimer.
These wizards welter in wealth's waves. --Spenser.
He must not float upon his watery bier Unwept, and
welter to the parching wind, Without the meed of
some melodious tear. --Milton.
The priests at the altar . . . weltering in their
blood. --Landor.
2. To rise and fall, as waves; to tumble over, as billows.
``The weltering waves.'' --Milton.
Waves that, hardly weltering, die away.
--Wordsworth.
Through this blindly weltering sea. --Trench.
\Wel"ter\, v. t. [Cf. {Wilt}, v. i.] To wither; to wilt. [R.] Weltered hearts and blighted . . . memories. --I. Taylor. \Wel"ter\, a. (Horse Racing) Of, pertaining to, or designating, the most heavily weighted race in a meeting; as, a welter race; the welter stakes. \Wel"ter\, n. 1. That in which any person or thing welters, or wallows; filth; mire; slough. The foul welter of our so-called religious or other controversies. --Carlyle. 2. A rising or falling, as of waves; as, the welter of the billows; the welter of a tempest. |
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