welter
verb
[ ˈwɛltə ]
• move in a turbulent fashion.
• "the streams foam and welter"
• lie soaked in blood.
welter
noun
• a large number of items in no order; a confused mass.
• "there's such a welter of conflicting rules"
Similar:
confusion,
jumble,
tangle,
clutter,
mess,
hotchpotch,
mishmash,
flurry,
rush,
mass,
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘writhe, wallow’): from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German welteren .
welter
noun
• short for welterweight.
• "also selected was Willie Egan at welter"
