Welter (Verb)
Meaning 1
Be immersed in; "welter in work".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- The team weltered in paperwork for days before finally organizing the crucial documents for the trial.
- The office weltered in chaos as the employees tried to meet the impossible deadline.
- With no end to the task in sight, the volunteers began to welter in the drudgery of their daily routine.
- The newly appointed manager quickly found herself weltering in administrative duties and procedures.
- The professor spent years weltering in his own research, struggling to organize the findings into a coherent thesis.
Meaning 2
Toss, roll, or rise and fall in an uncontrolled way; "The shipwrecked survivors weltered in the sea for hours".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The children weltered in the water, struggling to stay afloat after the capsized boat.
- The survivors of the plane crash weltered in the muddy jungle for days, desperately searching for rescue.
- As the earthquake struck, the buildings weltered in the ground, crumbling beneath the intense seismic activity.
- The debris weltered in the turbulent cloud of smoke and dust created by the explosion.
- The helpless birds weltered in the oil-slicked waters, their wings heavy with the suffocating sludge.
Meaning 3
Roll around; "pigs were wallowing in the mud".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The horses weltered in the deep snow, their legs thrashing as they tried to free themselves.
- After a long night of heavy rain, the backyard was a mess with kids weltering in the mud, laughing and screaming.
- The dogs weltered in the shallow end of the pool, splashing water over the edge.
- The animals weltered in the cool, clear water of the lake, a respite from the summer heat.
- The toddlers weltered in the ball pit, their giggles and shouts filling the air as they played.