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wallow

[ wol-oh ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to roll about or lie in water, snow, mud, dust, or the like, as for refreshment:

    Goats wallowed in the dust.

  2. to live self-indulgently; luxuriate; revel:

    to wallow in luxury; to wallow in sentimentality.

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  3. to flounder about; move along or proceed clumsily or with difficulty:

    A gunboat wallowed toward port.

  4. to surge up or billow forth, as smoke or heat:

    Waves of black smoke wallowed into the room.



noun

  1. an act or instance of wallowing.
  2. a place in which animals wallow:

    hog wallow; an elephant wallow.

  3. the indentation produced by animals wallowing:

    a series of wallows across the farmyard.

wallow

/ ˈ·ÉÉ’±ôəʊ /

verb

  1. (esp of certain animals) to roll about in mud, water, etc, for pleasure
  2. to move about with difficulty
  3. to indulge oneself in possessions, emotion, etc

    to wallow in self-pity

  4. (of smoke, waves, etc) to billow
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act or an instance of wallowing
  2. a muddy place or depression where animals wallow
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ·É²¹±ô±ô´Ç·É±ð°ù, noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of wallow1

before 900; Middle English walwe, Old English wealwian to roll; cognate with Gothic walwjan; akin to Latin volvere
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of wallow1

Old English wealwian to roll (in mud); related to Latin volvere to turn, Greek oulos curly, Russian valun round pebble
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Example Sentences

Foreman wallowed in the mud, hoping to throw off the scent of any dogs the police might be using in their pursuit, then lay still, thinking.

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If that leaves you expecting mawkish sentiment and introspective wallowing, you've not been paying attention.

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Some are wallowing in theories that Mangione is a patsy, or that the shooting is a psyop.

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“They were focused, they had to stay on the air. There was no time for emotions, to wallow or get freaked out or anxious. It was just, ‘Do your job.’

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Pointing the finger at "naysayers", and "blockers" whoever the people are who are wallowing in the tepid bath he described is a deliberate decision.

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