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wallow
[ wol-oh ]
verb (used without object)
- to roll about or lie in water, snow, mud, dust, or the like, as for refreshment:
Goats wallowed in the dust.
- to live self-indulgently; luxuriate; revel:
to wallow in luxury; to wallow in sentimentality.
Synonyms: ,
- to flounder about; move along or proceed clumsily or with difficulty:
A gunboat wallowed toward port.
- to surge up or billow forth, as smoke or heat:
Waves of black smoke wallowed into the room.
noun
- an act or instance of wallowing.
- a place in which animals wallow:
hog wallow; an elephant wallow.
- the indentation produced by animals wallowing:
a series of wallows across the farmyard.
wallow
/ ˈɒəʊ /
verb
- (esp of certain animals) to roll about in mud, water, etc, for pleasure
- to move about with difficulty
- to indulge oneself in possessions, emotion, etc
to wallow in self-pity
- (of smoke, waves, etc) to billow
noun
- the act or an instance of wallowing
- a muddy place or depression where animals wallow
Derived Forms
- ˈɲǷɱ, noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of wallow1
Word History and Origins
Origin of wallow1
Example Sentences
They have supported Leonard during the trying times with his health issues because they have seen how he refuses to wallow in self-pity.
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.
If that leaves you expecting mawkish sentiment and introspective wallowing, you've not been paying attention.
Some are wallowing in theories that Mangione is a patsy, or that the shooting is a psyop.
“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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