What does wallow mean?
Definitions for wallow
ˈwɒl oʊwal·low
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word wallow.
Princeton's WordNet
wallownoun
a puddle where animals go to wallow
wallowverb
an indolent or clumsy rolling about
"a good wallow in the water"
wallowverb
devote oneself entirely to something; indulge in to an immoderate degree, usually with pleasure
"Wallow in luxury"; "wallow in your sorrows"
wallow, welterverb
roll around, "pigs were wallowing in the mud"
billow, wallowverb
rise up as if in waves
"smoke billowed up into the sky"
wallow, rejoice, triumphverb
be ecstatic with joy
wallowverb
delight greatly in
"wallow in your success!"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
A Wallownoun
A kind of rolling walk.
Etymology: from the verb.
One taught the toss, and one the French new wallow;
His sword-knot this, his cravat that design’d. Dryden.To WALLOWverb
Etymology: walugan, Gothick; walwian , Saxon.
Part, huge of bulk!
Wallowing unwieldy, enormous in their gait,
Tempest the ocean. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. vii.Gird thee with sackcloth, and wallow thyself in ashes. Jer. vi.
Dead bodies, in all places of the camp, wallowed in their own blood. Richard Knolles, Hist. of the Turks.
A boar was wallowing in the water, when a horse was going to drink. Roger L'Estrange.
God sees a man wallowing in his native impurity, delivered over as an absolute captive to sin, polluted with its guilt, and enslaved by its power; and in this most loathsome condition, fixes upon him as an object of his distinguishing mercy. South.
Wikipedia
wallow
Wallowing in animals is comfort behaviour during which an animal rolls about or lies in mud, water or snow. Some definitions include rolling about in dust, however, in ethology this is usually referred to as dust bathing. Wallowing is often combined with other behaviours to fulfill its purpose; for example, elephants will often blow dirt over themselves after wallowing to create a thicker "coating", or pigs will allow the mud to dry before rubbing themselves on a tree or rock to remove ectoparasites stuck in the mud.
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wallow
To wallow means to indulge in an unrestrained way in something that creates a pleasurable sensation, often a negative or self-pitying emotion. It can also mean to roll about or lie in water, snow, mud, etc., as for refreshment or enjoyment.
Webster Dictionary
Wallownoun
to roll one's self about, as in mire; to tumble and roll about; to move lazily or heavily in any medium; to flounder; as, swine wallow in the mire
Wallownoun
to live in filth or gross vice; to disport one's self in a beastly and unworthy manner
Wallownoun
to wither; to fade
Wallowverb
to roll; esp., to roll in anything defiling or unclean
Wallownoun
a kind of rolling walk
Etymology: [OE. walwen, AS. wealwian; akin to Goth. walwjan (in comp.) to roll, L. volvere; cf. Skr. val to turn. 147. Cf. Voluble Well, n.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Wallow
wol′ō, v.i. to roll about, as in mire: to live in filth or gross vice.—n. the place an animal wallows in.—n. Wall′ower. [A.S. wealwian—L. volvĕre.]
Wallow
wol′ō, v.i. (prov.) to fade away.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of wallow in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of wallow in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of wallow in a Sentence
There are these and other great causes that we were elected overwhelmingly to carry forward in November of 1972. And what we were elected to do, we are going to do, and let others wallow in Watergate, we are going to do our job.
I know that for many women right now, there is a sentiment of despair, but again, we have to band together and not wallow. We have to do the work. This moment requires unity – really listening to people, understanding the Constitution was written at a time when women were second-class citizens. We’re not. Certain things need to change.
seeing is believing they say and if boundaries are limitless are we? or is existence twofold and doomed before the sights are set and if so does God really weep for humanity and must we continue to seek sustenance through escapism and do sporting events in all their microcosmic glory refute the tenets of nihilism or should we simply accept and wallow in our ignorance unbearable lightness of being creatures who feelwhat -- I don’t know
Radio is a bag of mediocrity where little men with carbon minds wallow in sluice of their own making.
When a mayor has swagger, New York City has swagger, we've allowed people to beat us down so much that all we did was wallow in Covid -- New York City's all we did -- and we no longer believe this is a city of swagger, this is a city of resiliency. ... We're going to survive.
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- κυλιέμαιGreek
- kieriskellä, rypeäFinnish
- se vautrer, se complaireFrench
- hentereg, dagonyázik, hempereg, dagonya, dagonyázás, fetrengHungarian
- tītakatakaMāori
- zwelgen, wentelenDutch
- tarzać sięPolish
- chafurdarPortuguese
- wayt'ayQuechua
- вянуть, погрязнуть, купаться, лужа, увядать, валятьсяRussian
- ogreznuti, ukaljati se, uvaljati se, valjati seSerbo-Croatian
- vältra sigSwedish
- 沉溺Chinese
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