WELTERING Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

weltering

verb

present participle of welter

as in wallowing

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Instead of wallowing over these changes, the revered restauranteur is adapting and embracing them.

— Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Yelena’s and Bob’s character arcs offer an interesting reflection of Marvel’s own inner turmoil, caught between wallowing in its past and embracing an uncertain but exciting new future.

— EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of wallowing

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Lyman and her family stood to leave, and although none of them spoke, the sound of more than 30 mourners shuffling out of a quiet room was enough to halt the court proceedings for a moment.

— Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
The results indicated continued progress in CVS' broader turnaround plan, which has involved cutting $2 billion in costs, closing underperforming stores, shuffling leadership and reducing costs within Medicare Advantage plans.

— Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026

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In an accompanying cartoon, Spark is caricatured as a sulking giant, tottering above the Tuscan countryside in a pair of high heels.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
Among them a City boy wearing three Fit-Bit-type devices, two beautiful Middle Eastern sisters, an outrageously pompous elderly American (sorry; eavesdropping), and several Imelda Marcos lookalikes, tottering out of the treatment rooms with, somehow, their elaborate hairstyles still intact.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026

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