wallowed; wallowing; wallows
1
: to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner
hogs wallowing in the mud
2
: to billow forth : surge
3
: to devote oneself entirely
especially
: to take unrestrained pleasure : delight
4
a
: to become abundantly supplied : luxuriate
a family that wallows in money
b
: to indulge oneself immoderately
wallowing in self-pity
5
: to become or remain helpless
allowed them to wallow in their ignorance
1
: an act or instance of wallowing
2
a
: a muddy area or one filled with dust used by animals for wallowing
b
: a depression formed by or as if by the wallowing of animals
3
: a state of degradation or degeneracy
Examples of wallow in a Sentence
Verb
elephants wallowing in the river
Buffalo wallow in mud to keep away flies.
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Michael Harley, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
The film wallows in a particular brand of Americana — denim and leather, cornfields and Harley-Davidsons, crumpled packs of cigarettes and boilermakers on the bar at a dive — without being comfortable laying claim to it.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 21 June 2024
Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
The driver-narrator brought us slowly towards a herd of buffalo relaxing in their dusty wallow.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Miraculously, the chassis always feels securely planted—never floaty or wallowing—keeping body roll to a minimum even during evasive maneuvers (this is an excellent time to mention that the platform is also shared with the Lamborghini Urus).
—Michael Harley, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
The film wallows in a particular brand of Americana — denim and leather, cornfields and Harley-Davidsons, crumpled packs of cigarettes and boilermakers on the bar at a dive — without being comfortable laying claim to it.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 21 June 2024
Noun
Scherfig neither ignores nor wallows in the hardships of war in Their Finest, emerging with a portrait of good people doing their best in a sometimes hostile world.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
The driver-narrator brought us slowly towards a herd of buffalo relaxing in their dusty wallow.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Wallow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wallow. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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wallow
1 of 2 verb
wal·low
ˈwäl-ō 
1
: to roll about in or as if in deep mud
elephants wallowing in the river
2
: to devote or indulge oneself entirely
3
: to become or remain helpless
allowed them to wallow in their ignorance
wallow
2 of 2 noun1
: an act of wallowing
2
: a muddy or dust-filled area where animals wallow
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