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How to pronounce welter in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms wallow
Type of move
Type Words
Synonyms clutter, fuddle, jumble, mare's nest, muddle, smother
Type of disorder, disorderliness
Has types rummage
Type Words
Type of roll over


The shipwrecked survivors weltered in the sea for hours.

Examples of welter

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The movie's welter of flashbacks grows somewhat conventional in the second half.
From the sacbee.com
In this welter of sound, inner voices are lost, delicate balances are destroyed.
From the time.com
Once you are in you can pick and choose from a welter of old English varieties.
From the independent.co.uk
Cue a welter of conjecture and misinformation on the social networking website.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Yet what usually emerges from the welter of notes is not bustle but tranquillity.
From the nytimes.com
This largely buried argument is all that connects the book's welter of anecdotes.
From the time.com
Amidst the welter of replacements, Ben Youngs, Tom's brother, came on for Care.
From the smh.com.au
He is certainly among the greatest fighters in history from welter to middleweight.
From the freep.com
But in spite of the welter of information regarding it, the Sun remained an enigma.
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More examples
  • Clutter: a confused multitude of things
  • Toss, roll, or rise and fall in an uncontrolled way; "The shipwrecked survivors weltered in the sea for hours"
  • Wallow: roll around, "pigs were wallowing in the mud"
  • Be immersed in; "welter in work"
  • Steeping or weltering may mean: # Saturation in a liquid solvent to extract a soluble ingredient, where the solvent is the desired product. Tea is prepared for drinking by steeping the leaves in heated water to release the flavor and nutrients. ...
  • Short for "welterweight," a boxer between a junior welterweight and a junior middleweight.
  • Welter is an open class handicap, often of low standard where the horses are given heavy weights.
  • A handicap race with a higher minimum weight.
  • (n/v) - turmoil; to roll, to tumble