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welter

wel·ter

UK/ˈwɛltə/ US/ˈwɛltɚ/ uncommon
noun (1) verb (3)

noun

1.

verb

1.

toss, roll, or rise and fall in an uncontrolled way

  • “The shipwrecked survivors weltered in the sea for hours”
2.

roll around, "pigs were wallowing in the mud"

Synonyms
3.

be immersed in

  • “welter in work”

Origin

From Middle English welteren, equivalent to welt + -er (frequentative suffix). Cognates include German Low German weltern (“to wallow; roll”), Old Norse velta (Danish vælte), German wälzen, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌻𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (waltjan). Akin to wallow and Latin volvō.

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