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welter

5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) welter (verb)
  2. 2) welter (noun)
  3. 3) welter (noun)
  4. welter-out (noun)
  5. dally welter (noun)

1wel·ter

verb \ˈwel-tər\
wel·teredwel·ter·ing\-t(ə-)riŋ\

Definition of WELTER

intransitive verb
1
a : writhe, toss; also : wallow b : to rise and fall or toss about in or with waves
2
: to become deeply sunk, soaked, or involved
3
: to be in turmoil
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Origin of WELTER

Middle English; akin to Middle Dutch welteren to roll, Old High German walzan, Lithuanian volioti, Latin volvere — more at voluble
First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with WELTER

belter, melter, pelter, shelter, skelter, smelter, spelter, swelter

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