weltering

verb

present participle of welter
as in wallowing

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  1. wallowing
  2. shuffling
  3. shambling
  4. tottering
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  • In any case, somehow Collier and one or two others who caught up with him tied the bear to a tree, leaving the animal entangled in the rope and wallowing in exhaustion in the shallow water.
    — Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Instead of wallowing over these changes, the revered restauranteur is adapting and embracing them.
    — Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of wallowing
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  • Summary The Chicago Cubs are currently shuffling their infield due to Dansby Swanson's oblique injury, moving Nico Hoerner to shortstop and Pedro Ramírez to second base.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Keeping your eye on Bredeson is as hard as tracking a ball beneath shuffling cups.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of shuffling
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  • Bieber could be seen shambling inside, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic arrived by helicopter.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 24 July 2026
  • Julian’s shambling charm wears her down, the elder statesman challenging his younger peer’s view on their industry.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
Definition of shambling
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  • In an accompanying cartoon, Spark is caricatured as a sulking giant, tottering above the Tuscan countryside in a pair of high heels.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
  • Among them a City boy wearing three Fit-Bit-type devices, two beautiful Middle Eastern sisters, an outrageously pompous elderly American (sorry; eavesdropping), and several Imelda Marcos lookalikes, tottering out of the treatment rooms with, somehow, their elaborate hairstyles still intact.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Definition of tottering
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“Weltering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weltering. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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