welter
1wel·ter
intransitive verb \ˈwel-tər\wel·teredwel·ter·ing \-t(ə-)riŋ\
Definition of WELTER
2
: to become deeply sunk, soaked, or involved
3
: to be in turmoil
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
2welter
nounDefinition of WELTER
1
: a state of wild disorder : turmoil
2
: a chaotic mass or jumble <a bewildering welter of data>
First Known Use of WELTER
1596
3welter
nounDefinition of WELTER
First Known Use of WELTER
1900
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