balter

B3A1L1T1E1R1

verb

To tumble; dance clumsily.

OriginMiddle English balteren →
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Meanings

balter1

verbbalter (third-person singular simple present balters, present participle baltering, simple past and past participle baltered)

present singular third person balters · participle present baltering · participle past baltered · past baltered · alternative baulter · alternative bolter · alternative bauter

  1. intransitiveTo tumble; dance clumsily.
  2. UKdialectalintransitiveTo become tangled or matted.
  3. transitiveTo tread down in a clumsy manner.
  4. UKdialectaltransitiveTo tangle; clot; mat (as in the hair).

Balter2

proper nounBalter (plural Balters)

plural Balters

  1. A surname from German.

Origin

balter · verb

  1. Middle Englishbalteren
  2. Englishbalter

From Middle English balteren, of North Germanic origin, related to Danish baltre, boltre (“to roll, tumble, gambol, romp”).

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Balter · proper noun

  1. GermanBalter
  2. EnglishBalter

Borrowed from German Balter.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

albertBartellabretBartletabler
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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