How to use welt in a sentence

12 example sentences · verb, noun

Welt means to roll; revolve. Example: “The dog was constantly scratching his many verminous sores and welts.”

Examples of welt by meaning

nounA ridge or lump on the skin, as caused by a blow or insect bite.

She was nearly four feet long, with a large welt on her shell, which was encrusted with ancient-looking barnacles.2014, Elizabeth Kolbert, chapter 7, in The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, Henry Holt and Company

nounA strip, especially one around the edge of something (for example, in some old heraldry).

The area is wide and bright, a grid of small streets crisscrossed with boulevards and the welt of the I-10 freeway running along its southern edge.”2018, Susan Orlean, chapter 6, in The Library Book

nounA shoe made with a welt (strip of leather set into the seam).

Previous to the fifties, most of the shoes made were welts, or spring heels, and later most of the work changed to turns or "runrounds" as they were called.1912, The Register of the Lynn Historical Society

verbTo cause to have welts; to beat.

"Cover your scut, or I'll welt the skin off it."1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 113

More sentences with welt

The dog was constantly scratching his many verminous sores and welts.From the entry verminous
But if we were going to a large party, Sunny would break out in welts from nerves.1982 January 11, New York Magazine. From the entry bundle of laughs
To "stitch aloft" is the best way on welts, too, for the same reasons stated above.1908, “The Shoe Factory”, in Shoe and Leather Journal, volume 22. From the entry stitch aloft
I suffer from “skeeter syndrome,” which means mosquito bites on my skin distend to tumoral degrees and erupt in tiny welts.2022 November 26, Virginia Feito, “Sweating Through a Honeymoon in Paradise”, in The New York Times. From the entry skeeter syndrome
She had welts and bruises all over.2003, House of Sand and Fog, 00:43:39. From the entry eight-ball
Cover your scut, or I'll welt the skin off it.1938, Norman Lindsay, chapter XVII, in Age of Consent, London: T[homas] Werner Laurie […], →OCLC, page 177. From the entry pelt
Figs. 16, 17, 18 show method of forming a double welt, notice the copper tack or tingle to same as further security.1910, Samuel Barlow Bennett, A Manual of Technical Plumbing and Sanitary Science, page 206. From the entry tingle
Creepers threaded the wrecked windows of the coaches, ancient and chalky brown with their riveted seams and welted coamings like something proofed for descents into the sea.1979, Cormac McCarthy, Suttree, Random House, page 92. From the entry coaming

Meaning of welt

verb To roll; revolve.
noun A ridge or lump on the skin, as caused by a blow or insect bite.
noun A strip, especially one around the edge of something (for example, in some old heraldry).

Full definition of welt

Questions about welt in a sentence

How do you use welt in a sentence?: Welt is used as a verb and noun. For example: “The dog was constantly scratching his many verminous sores and welts.”
What is a short sentence with welt?: “She had welts and bruises all over.”
What does welt mean?: Welt means to roll; revolve.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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