Definition of wallow
Verbs
devote oneself entirely to something; indulge in to an immoderate degree, usually with pleasure
"wallow in your sorrows"
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indulge
give free rein to
roll around, "pigs were wallowing in the mud"
- Synonyms:
- welter
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move
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
rise up as if in waves
- Synonyms:
- billow
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cloud
billow up in the form of a cloud
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soar, soar up, soar upwards, surge, zoom
rise rapidly
be ecstatic with joy
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be on cloud nine, exult, jump for joy, walk on air
feel extreme happiness or elation
Nouns
a puddle where animals go to wallow
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mud puddle
a puddle of mud
an indolent or clumsy rolling about
"a good wallow in the water"
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axial motion, axial rotation, roll
rotary motion of an object around its own axis
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