welter

(wĕl'tər)
n.

1. A confused mass; a jumble: a welter of papers and magazines.
2. Confusion; turmoil.

intr.v., -tered, -ter·ing, -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.

[From Middle English welteren, to toss about, as in high seas, from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch, to roll.]

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verb

To move about in an indolent or clumsy manner: flounder, wallow. See move/halt.

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• Mood and Intent - welter: toss or heave about

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See words rhyming with "welter."

Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. intr. - vælte, svømme i, vælte sig
n. - forvirring, roderi

2.
n. - welter, weltervægt

Nederlands (Dutch)
(wild) rondrollen, chaos

Français (French)
1.
v. intr. - baigner dans, se vautrer (littér), se rouler (dans la boue)
n. - confusion, désordre, masse confuse, fouillis (de choses disparates)

2.
n. - poids welter

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - sich wälzen
n. - Aufruhr, Chaos, (ugs.) Hieb

2.
n. - Weltergewichtsboxer, schwerer Reiter, (ugs.) Hieb, (ugs.) schwere Person od. Sache

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κυλιέμαι, τσαλαβουτώ, πλατσουρίζω
n. - ανακάτωμα, συνονθύλευμα, αναταραχή

Italiano (Italian)
sguazzare, essere immerso, confusione

Português (Portuguese)
v. - banhar(-se)
n. - peso meio-médio (m)

Русский (Russian)
сумбур, бушующая стихия, второй полусредний вес, борец или боксер второго полусреднего веса, валяться, качаться на волнах, вздыматься, волноваться (о человеке), ходить враскачку

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. intr. - revolcarse (en agua, lodo, etc.)
n. - confusión, tumulto

2.
n. - pugilista de peso medio mediano

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - vältra sig, rulla
n. - kaos, förvirring, röra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
翻滚, 混乱, 汹涌, 挣扎, 滚动

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 翻滾, 混亂, 洶湧
v. intr. - 翻滾, 掙扎, 滾動

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. intr. - (파도가) 넘실거리다, 뒹굴 뒹굴 구르다, 피 투성이가 되다
n. - 엉망으로 섞인 한 덩어리, 넘실거림

2.
n. - 웰터급 복서, 특별 중량을 진 경마

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ころげ回る, 転がる, うねる
n. - 混乱

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتقلب, يتمرغ, يتخبط, يموج, يتلاطم, ينغمس في, يترنح, يصطخب (الاسم) فوضى, إضطراب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮התבוסס, התפלש, התגולל‬
n. - ‮בלבול, ערבוביה, בליל‬
n. - ‮מכת מחץ, בעל גוף, מתאגרף/מתאבק/מרים-משקלות במשקל חצי-כבד, משקל חצי-כבד באיגרוף, היאבקות והרמת-משקלות (76-5.36 ק"ג)‬

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