wel|ter

wel|ter
wel|ter1 «WEHL tuhr», verb, noun.
–v.i.
1. to roll or tumble about; wallow.
2. to lie soaked; be drenched.
3. to be sunk or deeply involved (in).
4. to surge: »

a weltering sea.

–n.
1. a rolling or tumbling about.
2. a surging or confused mass: »

All we saw was the welter of arms, legs, and bodies.

╂[< Middle Dutch, or Middle Low German welteren]
wel|ter2 «WEHL tuhr», adjective, noun.
–adj.
Racing. of or having to do with a race in which horses carry welterweights.
–n.
Informal. a welterweight.
╂[< welt to thrash or whip + -er1]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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