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“Weld” or “Welled”

weld / welled are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

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weld w·EH·l·d

  • nounUnited States abolitionist (1803-1895).
  • nouna metal joint formed by softening with heat and fusing or hammering together.
  • verbjoin together by heating.
  • verbunite closely or intimately.

welled

  • verbcome up, as of a liquid.
Usage

Examples in context

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“weld”

  • …forming of The Real Tuesday Weld in the late 1990s.
  • High-frequency impact treatment after-treatment of weld transitions
  • The Real Tuesday Weld
  • …once had a dream involving Weld and 1930s vocalist Al Bowlly,…
  • The Real Tuesday Weld An interview in Moscow for
  • …conceived for the first "spot weld".
  • …after American film actress Tuesday Weld.
  • …College With Ties to William Weld Closes Most of Its Campuses…
  • …to the slums in the Weld Quay reclamation area, Noordin Street…
  • …later became known as the Weld Quay Workers Union.

“welled”

  • …of police soon their protest welled to a sizable agitation, police…

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