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🌪️ A confused mass 🌊 To roll chaotically 😵 To be overwhelmed
to welter

to welter

8.9
To be deeply involved in a problem or feeling and not find calm
  • verb
  • /ˈwɛltər/
translation icon : sumergirse
  • She would often welter in anxiety before exams, unable to find calm.

Examples

  • The company continued to welter in debt after several poor investments.

  • He seemed to welter in work during the busy season, barely finding time to rest.

  • Don't welter in your doubts!

  • He weltered in confusion.

  • She would often welter in anxiety before exams, unable to find calm.

  • He seemed to welter in work during the busy season, barely finding time to rest.

  • He weltered in confusion after hearing the unexpected news.

Antonyms

to disengage
82 5.3

To stop being part of or connected to something

to detach
16 3.9

To take something off from what it is connected to

Compounds

welter of emotions
7.8

A confusing mix of strong feelings

welter of information
8.4

A large confusing mix of facts or details that is hard to understand

How Immersed

to wallow
42 5.8
to welter
8.9
to immerse in
28 4.2
to take part
169 1.4

Surface Forms

welter infinitive
weltered past
weltered past participle
weltering present participle
welters third person singular

Etymology

A helpful way to remember welter is to think of the old idea behind welt-, meaning 'to roll' or 'wallow', and imagine someone stuck and surrounded by work or worry. That's why to welter can mean to be deeply involved or overwhelmed by a situation or emotion.