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Meaning of 'welter' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Welter [ a.]
- Of, pertaining to, or designating, the most heavily weighted race in a meeting; as, a welter race; the welter stakes.
2 . Welter [ n.]
- That in which any person or thing welters, or wallows; filth; mire; slough.
- A rising or falling, as of waves; as, the welter of the billows; the welter of a tempest.
3 . Welter [ v. i.]
- To roll, as the body of an animal; to tumble about, especially in anything foul or defiling; to wallow.
- To rise and fall, as waves; to tumble over, as billows.
- To wither; to wilt.

Meaning of 'welter' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . welter [ v]
Meaning (1):
- roll around
Example in sentence:
  • pigs were wallowing in the mud
Meaning (2):
- toss, roll, or rise and fall in an uncontrolled way
Example in sentence:
  • The shipwrecked survivors weltered in the sea for hours
Meaning (3):
- be immersed in
Example in sentence:
  • welter in work

Nearby Words:

wel-begone welaway welch welcher welchman welcome welcomed welcomely welcomeness welcomer

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