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welterwel‧ter /ˈweltə $ -ər/ noun welterOrigin: 1800-1900 welter ‘state of confusion’ (16-19 centuries), from welter ‘to roll about, be in a state of confusion’ (14-20 centuries), from Middle Dutch welteren or Middle Low German weltern - Apt observations dissolved into a shapeless welter.
- In between men with machetes hacked and chopped in a welter of gore.
- It seemed self-evident that in the welter of these breathtaking claims, the case for planning no longer needed to be argued.
- John James, in addition to the financial complications, faced a welter of other unexpected difficulties.
- The fanfare seized up on its first chord and then seemed to fall over itself, collapsing in a welter of notes.
- The grypesh swam out after them, and there were battles fought there in a welter of blood and foam.
- Under the impact of soaring oil prices living standards collapsed in a welter of rationing and corruption.
► a welter of something- Construction of the hospital has been halted by a welter of lawsuits.
- And the House of Windsor has overdetermined this outcome by sacrificing what remained of its dignity in a welter of family dysfunction.
- Lost himself in a welter of ambitions, unsafe buildings, cheaper materials; he cooked the books to make more blocks.
- Rattled, he fell back on to the truckle-bed in a welter of trousers.
- The announcement came from the Department of Health, besieged by a welter of conflicting evidence.
- The Board of Health was disbanded in 1858 amid a welter of political intrigue and orchestrated opposition.
- The fanfare seized up on its first chord and then seemed to fall over itself, collapsing in a welter of notes.
- The grypesh swam out after them, and there were battles fought there in a welter of blood and foam.
- This dire situation exists despite a welter of management plans, royalties, taxes, and fees.
a welter of something a large and confusing amount or number of something: There is a welter of information on the subject. |