welter
A general confusion or muddle, especially of a large number of itemsA general confusion or muddle, especially of a large number of items.
» Without a word, he had disappeared into the welter of the noonday crowd.
Без единого слова он растворился в хаосе полуденной толпы. — odexed
AlanF_US · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesA general confusion or muddle, especially of a large number of items.
Woge, Flut, Fülle
A tossing or rolling about.
- a confused multitude of things
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 1
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.
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