wallow in English

verb

1

(chiefly of large mammals) roll about or lie relaxed in mud or water, especially to keep cool, avoid biting insects, or spread scent.

watering places where buffalo liked to wallow

synonyms: loll about/around, roll about/around, lie about/around, splash about/around, slosh, wade, paddle, splosh

2

(of a person) indulge in an unrestrained way in (something that creates a pleasurable sensation).

I was wallowing in the luxury of the hotel

synonyms: luxuriate, bask, take pleasure, take satisfaction, indulge (oneself), delight, revel, glory, enjoy, like, love, relish, savor, get a kick out of, get off on

noun

1

an act of wallowing.

a wallow in nostalgia

2

an area of mud or shallow water where mammals go to wallow, typically developing into a depression in the ground over long use.

They are great diggers of wallows and water-holes and they help other animals to access water.

verb

loll about/around, roll about/around, lie about/around, splash about/around, slosh, wade, paddle, splosh
roll, lurch, toss, plunge, pitch, reel, rock, flounder, keel, list, labor
luxuriate, bask, take pleasure, take satisfaction, indulge (oneself), delight, revel, glory, enjoy, like, love, relish, savor, get a kick out of, get off on
triumph, rejoice
billow
welter

Use "wallow" in a sentence

1. His parents are partly responsible for his wallow.

2. Wallow about, you majestic ones of the flock,

3. This product is on the chain after wallow puppy!

4. 2 His tired mind continued to wallow in self-pity.

5. Its Buffalo Wallow Lounge is about the size of a closet.

6. 11 She's not someone who likes to wallow in self-pity .

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

8. Half-male, half-female human torsos wallow like flesh drowning in itself.

9. I said I would train you... not wallow in nostalgia with you.

10. " I was free to wallow in my own Crapulence.” – C

11. White Backlashers did not just wallow in their fear, anger, and resentment

12. It was an enormous bottomless trough in which the hogs could swill and wallow.

13. He should not allow himself to wallow in it, however: hindsight may well suggest he has had a lucky escape.

14. The Last Blockbuster has the right idea but the wrong focus and the end result is a weird wallow in nostalgia for mediocrity

15. [Middle English Basken, to bathe oneself (in warm liquid), wallow, perhaps from Old Norse badhask, to bathe oneself : badha, to bathe (akin

16. 18 My idea of a holiday is to book myself into a five-star hotel and just wallow in the luxury for a week.

17. Smithers had thwarted my earlier attempt to take candy from a baby, but with him out of the picture, I was free to wallow in my own Crapulence

18. Examples of Anecdotage in a Sentence Recent Examples on the Web After his initial campaign trip to New Hampshire, Biden was warned by his aides not to wallow in his Anecdotage. — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, "What Now?," 19 Nov

19. Bravest Warriors, an animated teen sci-fi comedy series, follows best friends Chris, Beth, Danny, and Wallow as they navigate their ever-changing emotions while warping through the universe to uphold their sworn oath to save all adorable creatures from galactic do-badders.

20. Billow: 1 n a large sea wave Synonyms: surge Type of: moving ridge , wave one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water) v rise up as if in waves “smoke Billowed up into the sky” Synonyms: wallow Types: cloud Billow up in the form of a cloud Type of: soar , soar up , soar upwards ,