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wal·low  (wl)

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

1. To roll the body about indolently or clumsily in or as if in water, snow, or mud.

2. To luxuriate; revel: 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).

5. To swell or surge forth; billow.

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.

3. A condition of degradation or baseness.

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[Middle English walowen, from Old English wealwian; see wel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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wallow·er n.

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wallow [ˈwɒləʊ]

vb (intr)

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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

1. the act or an instance of wallowing

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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]

wallower  n

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.

Translations

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

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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 [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

v wallow [ˈwoləu]

to roll about with enjoyment This hippopotamus wallowed in the mud. rondrol يَتَقَلَّب مَسْرورا въргалям се válet se vælte sig sich wälzen κυλιέμαι με ευχαρίστηση revolcarse püherdama غلت زدن piehtaroida se vautrer (dans) לְהִתעַנֵג, לְהִתפַּלֵש लोटना valjati se hentereg berkubang velta sér, veltast sguazzare, diguazzare 転げ回る 즐겁게 뒹굴다 voliotis vārtīties berkubang zich wentelen velte, rulle seg i tarzać 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 打滚

n

an act of wallowing. rondrollery تَقَلُّب، تَمَرُّغ въргаляне převalování vælten sig das Sich-Wälzen κύλισμα acción de revolcarse püherdamine غلت piehtarointi fait de se vautrer הִתפַּלשוּת 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