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- Dictionarywallow/ˈwɒləʊ/
verb
- 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" Similar
- 2. (of a person) indulge in an unrestrained way in (something that one finds pleasurable): "I was wallowing in the luxury of the hotel" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. an act of wallowing: "a wallow in nostalgia"
- 2. a depression containing mud or shallow water, formed by the wallowing of large mammals: "a buffalo wallow"
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Jul 9, 2012 · The meaning of WALLOW is to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner. How to use wallow in a sentence.
WALLOW definition: 1. (especially of some animals) to lie or roll around slowly in deep, wet earth, sand, or water…. Learn more.
To wallow is to roll about in something, as a pig wallows in mud or a billionaire wallows in money. Wallow can be used to describe a physical action or an emotional state. If you cry "Woe is me!" one too many times, you might be accused of wallowing in self-pity.
Wallow definition: to roll about or lie in water, snow, mud, dust, or the like, as for refreshment. See examples of WALLOW used in a sentence.
1. to roll about or lie in water, mud, dust, etc., as for refreshment: goats wallowing in the dust. 2. to indulge oneself; luxuriate; revel: to wallow in luxury; to wallow in sentimentality. 3. to flounder about; move or proceed clumsily. 4. to billow forth, as smoke. n. 5. an act or instance of wallowing.
1. to roll about or lie relaxed, as in mud, dust or water. 2. to move heavily and clumsily; roll and pitch, as a ship. 3. to live or indulge oneself to an immoderate degree ( in a specified thing, condition, etc.) to wallow in self-pity. 4. to surge or billow.
WALLOW definition: 1. to allow yourself to feel too much sadness in a way that stops people respecting you: 2. to lie…. Learn more.
Wallow Definition. To roll about or lie relaxed, as in mud, dust, or water. To wallow in self-pity. To move heavily and clumsily; roll and pitch, as a ship. To be plentifully supplied. Wallowing in money. To surge or billow. The act or an instance of wallowing. A muddy or dusty place in which animals wallow.
WALLOW meaning: 1. (especially of some animals) to lie or roll around slowly in deep, wet earth, sand, or water…. Learn more.
verb. /ˈwɑloʊ/. Verb Forms. [intransitive] wallow (in something) (of large animals or people) to lie and roll about in water or mud, to keep cool or for pleasure hippos wallowing in the river He loves to wallow in a hot bath after a game.
