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English noun: welter | |||
| 1. | welter (state) a confused multitude of things | ||
| Synonyms | clutter, fuddle, jumble, mare's nest, muddle, smother | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disorder, disorderliness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | rummage | ||
English verb: welter | |||
| 1. | welter (motion) toss, roll, or rise and fall in an uncontrolled way | ||
| Samples | The shipwrecked survivors weltered in the sea for hours. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | roll over | ||
| 2. | welter (motion) roll around, | ||
| Samples | Pigs were wallowing in the mud. | ||
| Synonyms | wallow | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
| 3. | welter (cognition) be immersed in | ||
| Samples | Welter in work. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
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