welter
verb (used without object)
to roll, toss, or heave, as waves or the sea.
were weltering
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past progressiveof welter.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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But they were not cool deeps by any means, for the sun's rays were weltering hot and there was little or no breeze to temper them.
From A Tramp Abroad — Volume 03 by Mark Twain
Buttress and oriel were weltering in her beam, and the feathery pinnacles sprang out sharp and clear into the blue sky.
From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 by John Roby
