welter
To roll around; to wallowTo roll around; to wallow.
» Without a word, he had disappeared into the welter of the noonday crowd.
Без единого слова он растворился в хаосе полуденной толпы.
Meaning
4 senses(intransitive)To roll around; to wallow.
sich wälzen, sich herumwälzen, sich suhlen
roll around
(figuratively, intransitive)To revel, luxuriate.
schwelgen
(intransitive)To rise and fall, to tumble over, to roll.
wogen
toss, roll, or rise and fall in an uncontrolled way
To wither; to wilt.
Examples
2 sentencesWithout a word, he had disappeared into the welter of the noonday crowd.
ruБез единого слова он растворился в хаосе полуденной толпы. — odexed
The creaking of the masts; the straining and groaning of bulkheads, as the ship labored in the weltering sea, were frightful.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English welteren, equivalent to welt + -er (frequentative suffix). Cognates inFrom Middle English welteren, equivalent to welt + -er (frequentative suffix). Cognates include German Low German weltern (“to wallow; roll”), Old Norse velta (Danish vælte), German wälzen, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌻𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (waltjan). Akin to wallow and Latin volvō.
Compare wilt (intransitive verb).
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Forms
welters, weltering, weltered, welteredSynonyms
1 synonyms- roll around:wallow
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle