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welter

UK
/ˈwɛltə/
US
/ˈwɛltɚ/

Translations

welternoun
welters
pl
UK
/ˈwɛltə/
US
/ˈwɛltɚ/
The office was in a welter of papers and files after the busy week.
Le bureau était dans un fouillis de papiers et de dossiers après la semaine chargée.
Additional translations
welterSens de la boxe et de la lutte.
fatrasRegistre familier.
désordre
Synonyms
confusion
disorder
jumble
muddle
chaos
turmoil
welterverb
weltered
Past Simple
weltered
Past Participle
weltering
Gerund
UK
/ˈwɛltə/
US
/ˈwɛltər/
baignerSurtout avec une idée d'immersion dans un liquide.
The wounded knight weltered in his own blood on the battlefield.
Le chevalier blessé baignait dans son propre sang sur le champ de bataille.
The leaves weltered in the strong autumn wind.
Les feuilles tourbillonnaient dans le fort vent d'automne.
Additional translations
se noyerAu sens figuré, avec l'idée d'être submergé.
Synonyms
thresh
flounder
tumble
roll
wallow

Definitions

welternoun
A state of general disorder or confusion.
The office was in a welter of papers and files after the busy week.
A large number of items in no order; a confused mass.
The garage was a welter of old tools, boxes, and bicycles.
A boxer or wrestler competing in the welterweight class.
The young welter stunned the crowd with a first-round knockout.
welterverb
To move in a turbulent or chaotic manner.
The leaves weltered in the strong autumn wind.
To be immersed in or overwhelmed by something.
She weltered in a sea of paperwork as the deadline approached.
To lie soaked or bathed in a liquid, especially blood.
The wounded knight weltered in his own blood on the battlefield.
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