wallow

wal·low

 (wŏl′ō)

intr.v. wal·lowed, wal·low·ing, wal·lows

1. To roll the body about or lie relaxed in water or mud.

2. To indulge oneself to a great degree in something: wallow in self-righteousness.

3. To be plentifully supplied: wallowing in money.

4. To move with difficulty in a clumsy or rolling manner; flounder: "The car wallowed back through the slush, with ribbons of bright water trickling down the windshield from the roof" (Anne Tyler).

n.

1. The act or an instance of wallowing.

2.

a. A pool of water or mud where animals go to wallow.

b. The depression, pool, or pit produced by wallowing animals.

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[Middle English walowen, from Old English wealwian; see wel- in Indo-European roots.]

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wal′low·er n.

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wallow

(ˈwɒləʊ)

vb (intr)

1. (Zoology) (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

n

5. the act or an instance of wallowing

6. (Zoology) a muddy place or depression where animals wallow

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

ˈwallower n

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wal•low

(ˈwɒl oʊ)

v.i.

1. to roll about or lie in water, mud, dust, etc., as for refreshment: goats wallowing in the dust.

2. to indulge oneself; luxuriate; revel: to wallow in luxury; to wallow in sentimentality.

3. to flounder about; move or proceed clumsily.

4. to billow forth, as smoke.

n.

5. an act or instance of wallowing.

6. a place in which animals wallow.

[before 900; Middle English walwen, Old English wealwian to roll, c. Gothic af-walwjan to roll away; akin to Latin volvere to roll]

wal′low•er, n.

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wallow

Past participle: wallowed
Gerund: wallowing

Imperative

wallow

wallow

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wallow - a puddle where animals go to wallow mud puddle - a puddle of mud; "the children loved a mud puddle"
	2.	wallow - an indolent or clumsy rolling about; "a good wallow in the water" axial motion, axial rotation, roll - rotary motion of an object around its own axis; "wheels in axial rotation"
Verb	1.	wallow - devote oneself entirely to something; indulge in to an immoderate degree, usually with pleasure; "Wallow in luxury"; "wallow in your sorrows" indulge - give free rein to; "The writer indulged in metaphorical language"
	2.	wallow - roll around, "pigs were wallowing in the mud" welter move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	3.	wallow - rise up as if in waves; "smoke billowed up into the sky" billow soar, soar up, soar upwards, surge, zoom - rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yen" cloud - billow up in the form of a cloud; "The smoke clouded above the houses"
	4.	wallow - be ecstatic with joy       triumph, rejoice be on cloud nine, exult, jump for joy, walk on air - feel extreme happiness or elation
	5.	wallow - delight greatly in; "wallow in your success!" revel, delight, enjoy - take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter"

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wallow

verb

1. revel, indulge, relish, savour, delight, glory, thrive, bask, take pleasure, luxuriate, indulge yourself All he wants to do is wallow in self-pity.
revel avoid, give up, do without, refrain from, abstain, eschew, forgo

2. roll about, lie, tumble, wade, slosh, welter, splash around Hippos love to wallow in mud.

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wallow

verb

1. To take extravagant pleasure:

bask, indulge, luxuriate, revel, roll, rollick.

2. To move about in an indolent or clumsy manner:

flounder, welter.

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Translations

تَقَلُّب، تَمَرُّغيَتَقَلَّب مَسْرورا

vælten sig

sich wälzen

bauge

fetrengéshentereg

velta sér, veltastvelta, veltingur

crogiolarsipantanosguazzare nella melma

voliojimasisvoliotis

vārtīšanāsvārtīties

rulle seg i

prevaľovanieváľať sa

yuvarlanmayuvarlanmak

快活地打滚打滚沉溺

wallow

[ˈwɒləʊ]

A. N I had a good wallow in the bath → descansé bañándome largamente

B. VI (in water, mud) → revolcarse (in en) [boat] → bambolearse
to wallow in guilt → regodearse or deleitarse en el remordimiento
to wallow in luxury/money → nadar en la opulencia/abundancia

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wallow

[ˈwɒləʊ] vi

(in mud) → se vautrer

to wallow in misery, to wallow in one's grief → se complaire dans son malheur

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

wallow

n (= act) → Bad nt; (= place) → Suhle f

vi

(lit) (animal) → sich wälzen, sich suhlen; (boat) → rollen

(fig) to wallow in luxury/self-pity etc → im Luxus/Selbstmitleid etc schwelgen; to wallow in money (inf) → im Geld schwimmen (inf)

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wallow

[ˈwɒləʊ] vi to wallow (in) (in water, mud) → rotolarsi (in); (in bath) → sguazzare (in)
to wallow in one's grief → crogiolarsi nel proprio dolore
to wallow in luxury → nuotare nell'oro

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wallow

(ˈwoləu) verb

to roll about with enjoyment. This hippopotamus wallowed in the mud. rondrol يَتَقَلَّب مَسْرورا въргалям се espojar-se válet se sich wälzen vælte sig κυλιέμαι με ευχαρίστηση revolcarse püherdama غلت زدن piehtaroida se vautrer לְהִתעַנֵג, לְהִתפַּלֵש लोटना valjati se hentereg berkubang velta sér, veltast sguazzare, diguazzare 転げ回る 즐겁게 뒹굴다 voliotis vārtīties berkubang zich wentelenvelte, rulle seg itarzać się espojar-se a se tăvăli валяться váľať sa valjati se valjati se vältra sig เกลือกกลิ้ง; กลิ้งตัว yuvarlanmak 快樂地打滾 валятися; борсатися خوشی سے لوٹنا đầm mình 快活地打滚

noun

an act of wallowing. rondrollery تَقَلُّب، تَمَرُّغ въргаляне espojadela převalování das Sich-Wälzen vælten sig κύλισμα acción de revolcarse püherdamine غلت piehtarointi fait de se vautrer התפלשות लोटना valjanje fetrengés kubangan velta, veltingur lo sguazzare, il diguazzare 転げ回ること 뒹굴기 voliojimasis vārtīšanās berkubang wenteling det å velte seg (i søle, osv.) tarzanie się espojadela tăvăleală валяние povaľovanie sa valjanje valjanje vältrande การเกลือกกลิ้ง yuvarlanma 打滾 валяння لوٹ پوٹ sự đầm mình 打滚

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