welter
verb (used without object)
to roll, toss, or heave, as waves or the sea.
had weltered
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past perfectof welter.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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All through these wretched months, Lem Lutts had weltered in jail.
From The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky by Everett MacDonald
The mob had weltered and howled ineffectually around the house for some half-hour.
From Hypatia — or New Foes with an Old Face by Charles Kingsley
