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Phrase(s): welter in something
1. to roll about or wallow in something; to be immersed in or surrounded by something. • Most breeds of pigs will welter happily in mud. • I hate having to welter in the heat. 2. [for someone or something] to drip or run with liquid, such as blood, sweat, water, etc. • Three minutes into the jungle, we were weltering in our own sweat. • The wounded man weltered in his blood. 3. Fig. to be immersed in something such as activity, work, demands, etc. (Fig. on Q.) • Toward the peak of the season, we welter in orders for our goods. • She was weltering in work, eager to take a break.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs