welter

[US]/ˈweltə(r)/
[UK]/ˈweltər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. roll, soak, become soaked
n. a confused jumble, a hodgepodge
Word Forms
Third Person Singularwelters
Past Participleweltered
Present Participleweltering
Pluralwelters
Past Tenseweltered

Phrases & Collocations

welter of emotions

welter of information

welterweight boxer

Example Sentences

there's such a welter of conflicting rules.

a welter of papers and magazines.

amidst this welter of confusing signals, it's difficult to winnow out the truth.

the attack petered out in a welter of bloody, confused fighting.

The streets were in a welter of confusion after the protest.

He found himself in a welter of emotions after receiving the news.

The company was in a welter of financial troubles.

The welter of colors in the painting was mesmerizing.

The team was in a welter of excitement before the championship game.

The welter of information online can be overwhelming.

She was in a welter of anxiety before her job interview.

The welter of voices in the crowded room made it hard to hear anything.

The welter of conflicting opinions made it difficult to make a decision.

The welter of accusations in the media created a tense atmosphere.

Real-world Examples

They came in with a whole welter of songs.

Source: Rock documentary

Grant's mind was a welter of broken ends and unrelated facts.

Source: One Shilling Candle (Part Two)

Then came the Renaissance, with a welter of old and new beliefs about nature and science, God and man.

Source: Sophie's World (Original Version)

Out of the welter of rapture and anger and heartbreak and hurt pride that he had left, depression emerged to sit upon her shoulder like a carrion crow.

Source: Gone with the Wind

And if we don't do something about it, there's a whole sort of welter of discontent that is building up in the populations of Asia and Africa.

Source: ZTJ212 Jane - TEM 8 Listening Audio

No, she didn't want her children raised in this welter of hate and uncertainty, of bitterness and violence lurking just below the surface, of poverty and grinding hardships and insecurity.

Source: Gone with the Wind

Now that the sun was setting in a welter of crimson behind the hills across the Flint River, the warmth of the April day was ebbing into a faint but balmy chill.

Source: Gone with the Wind

Gazing out at the bleak expanse of tents extending for miles over a trodden welter of slush and snow, Anthony saw the impracticability of trudging to a telephone that night.

Source: Beauty and Destruction (Part 2)

" And looks a lot like Betty, too, " said Camilla, and then disappeared shrieking amid a welter of skirts and pantalets and bobbing hats, as Betty, who did have a long face, began pinching her.

Source: Gone with the Wind

Amidst the welter of divergent usages of terms, it is agreeable to discover one fixed point. So far as I know, everyone is agreed that saving means the excess of income over expenditure on consumption.

Source: Employment, Interest, and General Theory of Money (Volume 1)

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