Thesaurus: welter

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1. v. i. To roll, as the body of an animal; to tumble about, especially in anything foul or defiling; to wallow.
2. v. i. To rise and fall, as waves; to tumble over, as billows.
3. v. i. To wither; to wilt.
4. a. Of, pertaining to, or designating, the most heavily weighted race in a meeting; as, a welter race; the welter stakes.
5. n. That in which any person or thing welters, or wallows; filth; mire; slough.
6. n. A rising or falling, as of waves; as, the welter of the billows; the welter of a tempest.
7. n. a confused multitude of things
8. v. toss, roll, or rise and fall in an uncontrolled way
9. v. roll around
10. v. be immersed in