noun
welter
Welter (noun) means a confused, jumbled mass of many things.
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1
A confused, jumbled mass of many things.
"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!’."
— Morten H. Christiansen, Nick Chater (2022)
"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."
— Virginia Woolf (1928)
2
A rolling, tumbling motion.
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Etymology
Comes from Middle English welteren, formed from welt and -er (a frequentative suffix). Its cognates include German Low German weltern (“to wallow; roll”), Old Norse velta (Danish vælte), German wälzen, and Gothic ??????? (waltjan). It is also akin to wallow and Latin volvō.
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What is the meaning of welter?
"welter" (noun) means a confused, jumbled mass of many things.
What is another word for welter?
Other words for "welter" include jumble, fuddle, clutter, muddle, smother.
What are the different meanings of welter?
"welter" has 2 main meanings: 1. A confused, jumbled mass of many things; 2. A rolling, tumbling motion.
