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wallow

Pronunciation: /ˈwɒləʊ/
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Definition of wallow

verb

[no object]
  • 1(chiefly of large mammals) roll about or lie in mud or water, especially to keep cool or avoid biting insects:there were watering places where buffalo liked to wallow
  • (of a boat or aircraft) roll from side to side:a ship wallowing in stormy seas
  • 2 (wallow in) (of a person) indulge in an unrestrained way in (something that one finds pleasurable):I was wallowing in the luxury of the hotel he had been wallowing in self-pity

noun

  • 1an act of wallowing:a wallow in nostalgia
  • 2a depression containing mud or shallow water, formed by the wallowing of large mammals: a buffalo wallow

Derivatives

wallower

noun

Origin:

Old English walwian 'to roll about', of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin volvere 'to roll'

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