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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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WALLOW definition: 1. (especially of some animals) to lie or roll around slowly in deep, wet earth, sand, or water…. Learn more.
The meaning of WALLOW is to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner. How to use wallow in a sentence.
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.
(wɒloʊ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense wallows, present participle wallowing, past tense, past participle wallowed. 1.verb. If you say that someone is wallowing in an unpleasant situation, you are criticizing them for being deliberately unhappy. [disapproval] His tired mind continued to wallow in self-pity. [VERB + in]
Define wallow. wallow synonyms, wallow pronunciation, wallow translation, English dictionary definition of wallow. intr.v. wal·lowed , wal·low·ing , wal·lows 1. To roll the body about or lie relaxed in water or mud. 2. To indulge oneself to a great degree in something:...
WALLOW meaning: 1. (especially of some animals) to lie or roll around slowly in deep, wet earth, sand, or water…. Learn more.
Wallow definition: To roll the body about or lie relaxed in water or mud.
Definitions of 'wallow' 1. If you say that someone is wallowing in an unpleasant situation, you are criticizing them for being deliberately unhappy. [disapproval] [...] 2. If a person or animal wallowsin water or mud, they lie or roll about in it slowly for pleasure. [...] More. Pronunciations of 'wallow'
Definition of wallow verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
