definition of
welter

[1] #1 welter n. [clutter, jumble, muddle, fuddle, mare's nest, smother] a confused multitude of things. wn

[2] #2 welter v. toss, roll, or rise and fall in an uncontrolled way; "The shipwrecked survivors weltered in the sea for hours". wn

[3] #3 welter v. [wallow] roll around, "pigs were wallowing in the mud". wn

[4] #4 welter v. be immersed in; "welter in work". wn