Wallow

  • 11wallow — /wol oh/, v.i. 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. 3. to flounder about;… …

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  • 12wallow — UK [ˈwɒləʊ] / US [ˈwɑloʊ] verb [intransitive] Word forms wallow : present tense I/you/we/they wallow he/she/it wallows present participle wallowing past tense wallowed past participle wallowed 1) showing disapproval to spend a lot of time feeling …

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  • 13wallow — v. (d; intr.) to wallow in (to wallow in the mud) * * * [ wɒləʊ] (d; intr.) to wallow in (to wallow in the mud) …

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  • 14wallow — 1 verb (I) 1 wallow in self pity/despair/defeat etc to seem to enjoy being sad etc, especially because you get sympathy from other people: Stop wallowing in self pity, and do something positive. 2 if an animal wallows, it rolls around in mud,… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15wallow — 1. verb /ˈwɒləʊ/ a) To roll ones self about, as in mire; to tumble and roll about; to move lazily or heavily in any medium; to flounder; as, swine wallow in the mire. She wallowed in her misery. b) …

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  • 16wallow — [[t]wɒ̱loʊ[/t]] wallows, wallowing, wallowed 1) VERB (disapproval) If you say that someone is wallowing in an unpleasant situation, you are criticizing them for being deliberately unhappy. [V in n] His tired mind continued to wallow in self pity …

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  • 17wallow — wal•low [[t]ˈwɒl oʊ[/t]] v. i. 1) anb to roll about or lie in water, mud, dust, etc., as for refreshment: goats wallowing in the dust[/ex] 2) to indulge oneself; luxuriate; revel: to wallow in luxury; to wallow in sentimentality[/ex] 3) to… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 18wallow — /ˈwɒloʊ / (say woloh) verb (i) 1. to roll the body about, or lie, in water, snow, mud, dust, or the like, as for refreshment: pigs wallowing in the mud. 2. to live self indulgently or luxuriously: to wallow in wealth; to wallow in sensuality. 3.… …

  • 19wallow — Synonyms and related words: appreciate, baby, bask, baygall, be promiscuous, bend, blunder, bog, bottom, bottomland, bottoms, buffalo wallow, careen, career, chase women, commit adultery, cower, cringe, crouch, cuddle, debauch, delight, dissipate …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 20wallow — wal|low [ˈwɔləu US ˈwa:lou] v [: Old English; Origin: wealwian [i] to roll ] 1.) wallow in self pity/despair/defeat etc to seem to enjoy being sad etc, especially because you get sympathy from other people used to show disapproval ▪ He d been… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English