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wallow

wal·low

UK/ˈwɒ.ləʊ/ US/ˈwɑloʊ/ uncommon uk
verb (5) noun (2)

verb

1.

devote oneself entirely to something; indulge in to an immoderate degree, usually with pleasure

  • “Wallow in luxury”
  • “wallow in your sorrows”
2.

roll around, "pigs were wallowing in the mud"

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3.

rise up as if in waves

  • “smoke billowed up nto the sky”
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4.

be ecstatic with joy

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5.

delight greatly in

  • “wallow in your success!”

noun

1.

a puddle where animals go to wallow

2.

an indolent or clumsy rolling about

  • “a good wallow in the water”

Origin

From Middle English walowen, walewen, walwen, welwen, from Old English wealwian (“to roll”), from Proto-West Germanic *walwōn, variant of *walwijan, from Proto-Germanic *walwijaną (“to roll”), from Proto-Indo-European *welw-, from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn, wind, roll”). Cognate with Latin volvō (“roll, tumble”, verb).

Phrases

  • hog wallow
  • wallow in the mire

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