welter

adjective

1. Of horsemen, heavyweight; as, a welter race.

noun

1. a confused multitude of things

Similar word(s): clutter, fuddle, jumble, muddle, smother

Definition categories: state, disorder, disorderliness

verb

1. toss, roll, or rise and fall in an uncontrolled way

- The shipwrecked survivors weltered in the sea for hours

Definition categories: motion

2. roll around

Similar word(s): wallow

Definition categories: motion, move

3. be immersed in

- welter in work

Definition categories: cognition