welter
verb (used without object)
to roll, toss, or heave, as waves or the sea.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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At present I am weltering in a sea of troubles.
From Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay by Amy Fay