Welter — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a confused multitude of things

toss, roll, or rise and fall in an uncontrolled way

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɛltɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɛltə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɛltə/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈɛltɚ/.

Examples

The shipwrecked survivors weltered in the sea for hours
pigs were wallowing in the mud
welter in work

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fuddle smother clutter jumble muddle mare's nest wallow

Parts of Speech

noun	a confused multitude of things
verb	toss, roll, or rise and fall in an uncontrolled way “The shipwrecked survivors weltered in the sea for hours”
verb	roll around, “pigs were wallowing in the mud”
verb	be immersed in “welter in work”

Word Forms

clutter	verb	fill a space in a disorderly way
jumble	verb	bring into random order
muddle	verb	mix up or confuse
wallow	noun	a puddle where animals go to wallow

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

confusion

une multitude confuse de choses

🇪🇸Spanish

confusión

una multitud confusa de cosas

🇵🇹Portuguese

confusão

uma multidão confusa de coisas

🇷🇺Russian

суматоха

запутанное множество вещей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वेल्टर

चीजों की एक भ्रमित करने वाली भीड़

🇧🇩Bengali

ওয়েল্টার

জিনিস একটি বিভ্রান্ত ভিড়

🇮🇳Tamil

வெல்டர்

ஒரு குழப்பமான விஷயங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

వెల్టర్

గందరగోళంగా ఉన్న అనేక విషయాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

वेल्टर

गोंधळलेल्या गोष्टींचा समूह

🇮🇳Gujarati

વેલ્ટર

વસ્તુઓની મૂંઝવણભરી સંખ્યા

🇮🇳Kannada

ವೆಲ್ಟರ್

ಗೊಂದಲಮಯವಾದ ವಸ್ತುಗಳ ಸಮೂಹ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വെൽറ്റർ

ആശയക്കുഴപ്പത്തിലായ ഒരു കൂട്ടം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵੈਲਟਰ

ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਉਲਝਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਭੀੜ

🇵🇰Urdu

ویلٹر

چیزوں کا ایک الجھا ہوا ہجوم

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

韦尔特

杂乱无章

🇯🇵Japanese

おかえり

混乱した多くのこと

🇰🇷Korean

혼란

혼란스러운 수많은 것들

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thợ hàn

vô số thứ bối rối

🇹🇭Thai

อบอุ่น

สับสนวุ่นวายมากมาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

campuran

banyak hal yang membingungkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ويلتر

العديد من الأشياء الخلط

🇮🇷Persian

غوطه ور شدن

انبوهی از چیزها گیج شده

🇹🇷Turkish

kargaşa

karışık bir çok şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

עִרבּוּביָה

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