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