welter

wel·ter  (wltr)

n.

1. A confused mass; a jumble: a welter of papers and magazines.

2. Confusion; turmoil.

intr.v. wel·tered, wel·ter·ing, wel·ters

1. To wallow, roll, or toss about, as in mud or high seas.

2. To lie soaked in a liquid.

3. To roll and surge, as the sea.

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[From Middle English welteren, to toss about, as in high seas, from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch, to roll; see wel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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welter

Noun

a confused mass or jumble: a welter of facts [Middle Low German, Middle Dutch weltern]

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Welter confusion or turmoil; a surging or confused mass of material things, persons, animals, etc.

Examples: welter of ruined buildings; of controversies; of miscellaneous exhibits, 1891; of inconsistencies and errors, 1880; of opinions.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	welter - a confused multitude of things clutter, fuddle, jumble, mare's nest, muddle, smother disorderliness, disorder - a condition in which things are not in their expected places; "the files are in complete disorder" rummage - a jumble of things to be given away
Verb	1.	welter - toss, roll, or rise and fall in an uncontrolled way; "The shipwrecked survivors weltered in the sea for hours" roll over - make a rolling motion or turn; "The dog rolled over"
	2.	welter - roll around, "pigs were wallowing in the mud" wallow move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	3.	welter - be immersed in; "welter in work"

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welter

noun jumble, confusion, muddle, hotchpotch, web, mess, tangle

Translations

welter [ˈwɛltəʳ] n → mescolanza, revoltijo

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welter [ˈwɛltəʳ] n → fatras m

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welter [ˈwɛltəʳ] n a welter of → eine Flut von

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welter [ˈwɛltəʳ] n → massa, mucchio