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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Welter \Wel"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Weltered; p. pr. & vb.
n. Weltering.] [Freq. of OE. walten to roll over, AS.
wealtan; akin to LG. weltern, G. walzen to roll, to waltz,
sich w["a]lzen to welter, OHG. walzan to roll, Icel. velta,
Dan. v[ae]lte, Sw. v["a]ltra, v["a]lta; cf. Goth. waltjan;
probably akin to E. wallow, well, v. i. [root]146. See
Well, v. i., and cf. Waltz.]
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1. To roll, as the body of an animal; to tumble about,
especially in anything foul or defiling; to wallow.
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When we welter in pleasures and idleness, then we
eat and drink with drunkards. --Latimer.
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These wizards welter in wealth's waves. --Spenser.
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He must not float upon his watery bier
Unwept, and welter to the parching wind,
Without the meed of some melodious tear. --Milton.
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The priests at the altar . . . weltering in their
blood. --Landor.
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2. To rise and fall, as waves; to tumble over, as billows.
``The weltering waves.'' --Milton.
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Waves that, hardly weltering, die away.
--Wordsworth.
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Through this blindly weltering sea. --Trench.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Welter \Wel"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Weltered; p. pr. & vb.
n. Weltering.] [Freq. of OE. walten to roll over, AS.
wealtan; akin to LG. weltern, G. walzen to roll, to waltz,
sich w["a]lzen to welter, OHG. walzan to roll, Icel. velta,
Dan. v[ae]lte, Sw. v["a]ltra, v["a]lta; cf. Goth. waltjan;
probably akin to E. wallow, well, v. i. ????. See Well, v.
i., and cf. Waltz.]
1. To roll, as the body of an animal; to tumble about,
especially in anything foul or defiling; to wallow.
When we welter in pleasures and idleness, then we
eat and drink with drunkards. --Latimer.
These wizards welter in wealth's waves. --Spenser.
He must not float upon his watery bier Unwept, and
welter to the parching wind, Without the meed of
some melodious tear. --Milton.
The priests at the altar . . . weltering in their
blood. --Landor.
2. To rise and fall, as waves; to tumble over, as billows.
``The weltering waves.'' --Milton.
Waves that, hardly weltering, die away.
--Wordsworth.
Through this blindly weltering sea. --Trench.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
weltering
n.
The motion of something that welters; a billowing.
vb.
(present participle of en welter nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
weltering
n.
The motion of something that welters; a billowing.
vb.
(present participle of en welter nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
weltering
n.
The motion of something that welters; a billowing.
vb.
(present participle of en welter nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
weltering
n.
The motion of something that welters; a billowing.
vb.
(present participle of en welter nocat=1)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Weltering /wˈɛltəɹɪŋ/
التقلّب
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
weltering /wˈɛltəɹɪŋ/
sich wälzend, sich suhlend
Synonym: wallowing
see: wallow, welter, wallowed, weltered, wallows, welters, wallowed, weltered
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