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Meanings of welter in English

Portuguese
bagunça
Catalan
batibull
Spanish
mezcolanza

A confused multitude of things.

bagunça

Roll around, "pigs were wallowing in the mud"

Usage of welter in English
1
The disputed issues contain a welter of detail and causes for division.
Independent.ie
2
The disposal continues a welter of dealmaking in the Austrian property sector.
Reuters
3
He too was left behind in a welter of kicking, stabbing men.
Genghis: bones of the hills: a novel
4
Its right arm flew off in a welter of flesh and bone.
The Laughing Corpse
5
I was a welter when I broke into the fighting game, but--
The Coming of Bill
6
All night he's been callin' out of the welter of the sea.
Ensign Knightley, and Other Stories
7
What about this mere shattered bit of flotsam from the world welter?
Ma Pettengill
8
The point burst out the other side in a welter of blood.
Forge of Darkness
9
The face exploded in a welter of blood and flesh and bone.
The Laughing Corpse
10
The latest welter of government intervention has done little to reassure financial markets.
The Irish Times
11
The proposal was quickly dropped amid a welter of public opposition.
The Guardian
12
The welter of light of the low sun was ablaze in her face.
Over the Pass
13
I ask him how the welter of conjecture and insinuation has affected him.
The Guardian
14
The journey once more found Jitendra in a welter of grief.
Autobiography of a Yogi
15
Germany still has a welter of cooperative-owned and public-sector savings banks.
Reuters
16
And now here are the Shawnees a-coming to welter us in our blood.
Round Anvil Rock: A Romance
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Translations for welter
Portuguese
bagunça
Welter through the time
Welter across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common