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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.

Synonyms

  • Wallow

Hypernyms

  • Move
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