Welter

Verb (used without object)

to roll, toss, or heave, as waves or the sea.

to roll, writhe, or tumble about; wallow, as animals (often fol. by about )

pigs weltering about happily in the mud.

to lie bathed in or be drenched in something, esp. blood.

to become deeply or extensively involved, associated, entangled, etc.

to welter in setbacks, confusion, and despair.

Noun

a confused mass; a jumble or muddle

a welter of anxious faces.

a state of commotion, turmoil, or upheaval

the welter that followed the surprise attack.

a rolling, tossing, or tumbling about, as or as if by the sea, waves, or wind

They found the shore through the mighty welter.

Synonyms

verb

flounder

noun

commotion , confusion , grovel , jumble , overturn , roll , toss , tumble , turmoil , uproar , wallow , wilt , wither