what does welter mean?
WELTER as NOUN
- Meaning
- a confused multitude of things
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Hypernyms(s) welter is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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WELTER as VERB
- Meaning
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- Meaning
- roll around, “pigs were wallowing in the mud”
Synonym(s)
Hypernyms(s) welter is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- toss, roll, or rise and fall in an uncontrolled way
Usage Example(s)
- The shipwrecked survivors weltered in the sea for hours
Hypernyms(s) welter is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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