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- Dictionarywelter/ˈwɛltə/
verb
- 1. move in a turbulent fashion: "the streams foam and welter"
- 2. lie soaked in blood.
noun
- 1. a large number of items in no order; a confused mass: "there's such a welter of conflicting rules"
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1. : a state of wild disorder : turmoil. 2. : a chaotic mass or jumble.
WELTER definition: 1. a large and especially badly organized number of things: 2. a large and especially badly…. Learn more.
noun. a confused mass; a jumble or muddle: a welter of anxious faces. a state of commotion, turmoil, or upheaval: the welter that followed the surprise attack. Synonyms: tumult, confusion. a rolling, tossing, or tumbling about, as or as if by the sea, waves, or wind: They found the shore through the mighty welter. welter. 2. [ wel -ter ]
A welter of something is a large quantity of it which occurs suddenly or in a confusing way.
WELTER meaning: 1. a large and especially badly organized number of things: 2. a large and especially badly…. Learn more.
Use the noun welter to describe an enormous, messy pile, like the jumble of papers, coffee mugs, pens, and food wrappers on the desk of the messiest person in the office. Welter can also be a verb — the items in the pile on the messy desk welter every time someone tries to pull something out.
n. 1. A confused mass; a jumble: a welter of papers and magazines. 2. Confusion; turmoil. intr.v. wel·tered, wel·ter·ing, wel·ters. 1. To wallow, roll, or toss about, as in mud or high seas. 2. To lie soaked in a liquid. 3. To roll and surge, as the sea.
