wallow

//ˈwɒl.oʊ//
B2Frequency Level 12Neutral
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Verb

wallowInfinitive
wallowPresent tense
wallowedPast tense
wallowedPast participle
wallowingPresent participle
wallowsThird-person singular
1

To roll about or lie in water, mud, or another substance, typically for pleasure or to cool down.

The pigs wallowed in the mud to cool off.

2

To indulge in an emotion or situation, especially a negative one, in an unrestrained way.

She wallowed in self-pity after losing her job.

Noun

1

An area of mud or shallow water where animals go to wallow.

The elephants gathered at the wallow to cool off in the mud.

2

An act of wallowing.

The pig enjoyed a good wallow in the mud.

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