Welter — Defs

01 v. i. To roll, as the body of an animal; to tumble about, especially in anything foul or defiling; to wallow.

imp. & p. p. Weltered; p. pr. & vb. n. Weltering

1.
To roll, as the body of an animal; to tumble about, especially in anything foul or defiling; to wallow.
“When we welter in pleasures and idleness, then we eat and drink with drunkards.” — Latimer.

“These wizards welter in wealth's waves.” — Spenser.

“He must not float upon his watery bier Unwept, and welter to the parching wind, Without the meed of some melodious tear.” — Milton.

“The priests at the altar . . . weltering in their blood.” — Landor.
2.
To rise and fall, as waves; to tumble over, as billows.
“Waves that, hardly weltering, die away.” — Wordsworth.

“Through this blindly weltering sea.” — Trench.

02 v. t. To wither; to wilt.

1.
To wither; to wilt.[R.]
“Weltered hearts and blighted . . . memories.” — I. Taylor.

03 a. Of, pertaining to, or designating, the most heavily weighted race in a meeting; as, a welter race; the welter stakes.

1.
Of, pertaining to, or designating, the most heavily weighted race in a meeting; as, a welter race; the welter stakes.(Horse Racing)

04 n. That in which any person or thing welters, or wallows; filth; mire; slough.

1.
That in which any person or thing welters, or wallows; filth; mire; slough.
“The foul welter of our so-called religious or other controversies.” — Carlyle.
2.
A rising or falling, as of waves; as, the welter of the billows; the welter of a tempest.