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Welter
01
a large, disordered mass of things
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Plural form
welters
Examples
The attic was stacked with a welter of forgotten trinkets and broken furniture.
to welter
01
to be deeply involved, absorbed, or overwhelmed by something
Grammatical Information
State verb
Regular
Present tense
welter
3rd person singular
welters
Past simple
weltered
Past participle
weltered
Examples
She weltered in her work, barely noticing the time pass.
02
to move about by twisting, turning, or rolling
Examples
The pigs weltered in the mud under the hot sun.
03
to be tossed about in an irregular, unsteady, or chaotic manner, like waves or crowds
Examples
The boat weltered on the stormy sea.
04
to be sprawled, lying, or immersed in blood
Examples
After the battle, soldiers weltered on the field, wounded and bloody.
Lexical Tree
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