ˈklʌtə(ɹ) ˈklʌtɚ ˈfʌdəl ˈmɛːz nɛst ˈmʌdəl be immersed in welter in work roll around pigs were wallowing in the mud toss, roll, or rise and fall in an uncontrolled way The shipwrecked survivors weltered in the sea for hours a confused multitude of things