Wallow
21wallow — wal|low [ walou ] verb intransitive 1. ) wallow in to spend a lot of time feeling a negative emotion, especially because you want sympathy from other people: George still seems determined to wallow in self pity. 2. ) to lie down and roll around… …
22wallow — [OE] To wallow is etymologically to ‘roll’ about. The word goes back ultimately to the Indo European base *wol , *wel ‘roll’, which also produced English helix, involve, vault, volume, etc. From this was descended prehistoric Germanic *wal , *wel …
23wallow — verb 1》 roll about or lie in mud or water. ↘(of a boat or aircraft) roll from side to side. 2》 (wallow in) indulge without restraint in (something pleasurable). noun 1》 an act of wallowing. 2》 an area of mud or shallow water where mammals go… …
24wallow — verb 1) pigs wallow in the mud Syn: loll about/around, roll about/around, lie about/around, splash about/around; slosh, wade, paddle; informal splosh 2) a ship wallowing in stormy seas Syn: roll, lurch, toss …
25wallow — [OE] To wallow is etymologically to ‘roll’ about. The word goes back ultimately to the Indo European base *wol , *wel ‘roll’, which also produced English helix, involve, vault, volume, etc. From this was descended prehistoric Germanic *wal , *wel …
26wallow — I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English walwen, from Old English wealwian to roll more at voluble Date: before 12th century 1. to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner < hogs wallowing in the mud > 2. to billow forth ;… …
27wallow in — phr verb Wallow in is used with these nouns as the object: ↑mud, ↑nostalgia, ↑self pity …
28wallow — wal·low || wÉ‘ləʊ / wÉ’l n. act of rolling about (as in dust, water, or emotions); place where animals wallow; state of degeneracy v. lie down and roll about in (mud, dust, water, etc.); indulge oneself in something (food, emotion, riches, etc …
29wallow in — indulge without restraint in (something pleasurable). → wallow …
30wallow — [ˈwɒləʊ] verb [I] 1) showing disapproval to spend a lot of time feeling sad or upset George still seems determined to wallow in self pity.[/ex] 2) to lie down and roll around in water, dirt, or MUD …
