welter UK /ˈwɛltə/US /ˈwɛltɚ/verb 4noun 2adjective 1forms 3 verb4 •To roll around; to wallow.[…] 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. — 1594 •To rise and fall, to tumble over, to roll.There, waves that, hardly weltering, die away, Tip their smooth ridges with a softer ray — 1793 •(figurative) To revel, luxuriate.When we welter in pleasures and idleness, then we eat and drink with drunkards. — 1537 •To wither; to wilt.But look now into the weltered hearts and blighted memories of those whom we have gathered from out of the thousands of the lost and wretched. — 1860 noun2 •A general confusion or muddle, especially of a large number of items.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!’. — 2022 •A tossing or rolling about. adjective1 •Heavyweight. (of horsemen) formsweltered · weltering · welters
