Welter

Quick meaning: Welter is a noun meaning A general confusion or muddle, especially of a large number of items.

Meaning

A general confusion or muddle, especially of a large number of items.

More Meanings

1. A tossing or rolling about.
2. (intransitive) To roll around; to wallow.
3. (intransitive, figurative) To revel, luxuriate.
4. (intransitive, of waves, billows) To rise and fall, to tumble over, to roll.
5. Heavyweight. (of horsemen)
6. To wither; to wilt.

Example Sentences

[…] were it not for shame, Shame and dishonour to a soldier’s name, Upon my weapon’s point here shouldst thou fall, And welter in thy gore.

They use these words to express a welter of opinions on what they think is good or bad, right or wrong, and all too readily wail ‘It's not fair!’.

And in truth, his mind was such a welter of opposites—of the night and the blazing candles, of the shabby poet and the great Queen, of silent fields and the clatter of serving men—that he could see nothing; or only a hand.

You must request their advice how to avert this tremendous evil: you must weep over the decrepid fathers of families, the virtuous wives, the innocent children, the priests at the altar, with God in their mouths, weltering in their blood.

Word Forms

• welters
• weltering
• weltered

Synonyms for welter

Depending on context, synonyms include bouillabaisse, bric-a-brac, catch-all, clamjamfrey, cocktail, rummage.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include muddle, jumble, clutter, wallow, smother, commotion.

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