Definitions for WALLOW
ˈwɒl oʊwal·low

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wallownoun

   a puddle where animals go to wallow

2. wallowverb

   an indolent or clumsy rolling about

   "a good wallow in the water"

3. wallowverb

   devote oneself entirely to something; indulge in to an immoderate degree, usually with pleasure

   "Wallow in luxury"; "wallow in your sorrows"

4. wallow, welterverb

   roll around, "pigs were wallowing in the mud"

5. billow, wallowverb

   rise up as if in waves

   "smoke billowed up into the sky"

6. wallow, rejoice, triumphverb

   be ecstatic with joy

7. wallowverb

   delight greatly in

   "wallow in your success!"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

2. To WALLOWverb

   Etymology: walugan, Gothick; walwian , Saxon.

   1. To move heavily and clumsily.

   Part, huge of bulk!
   Wallowing unwieldy, enormous in their gait,
   Tempest the ocean. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. vii.

   2. To roll himself in mire, or any thing filthy.

   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.

   3. To live in any state of filth or gross vice.

   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.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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

2. Wallownoun

   to live in filth or gross vice; to disport one's self in a beastly and unworthy manner

3. Wallownoun

   to wither; to fade

4. Wallowverb

   to roll; esp., to roll in anything defiling or unclean

5. Wallownoun

   a kind of rolling walk

6. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.]

2. Wallow

   wol′ō, v.i. (prov.) to fade away.

Matched Categories

1. • Delight
   • Exult
   • Indulge
   • Mud Puddle
   • Surge

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How to pronounce WALLOW?

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How to say WALLOW in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of WALLOW in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of WALLOW in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of WALLOW in a Sentence

1. Eric Adams:

   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.

2. Richard Nixon:

   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.

3. Scott C. Holstad:

   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

4. Fred Allen:

   Radio is a bag of mediocrity where little men with carbon minds wallow in sluice of their own making.

5. Tami Zak:

   You absolutely have permission to feel whatever you need to feel — remember, the holiday will be over tomorrow, if you need to wallow tonight, it’s all good.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=WALLOW
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=WALLOW
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallow
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/WALLOW
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=WALLOW
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=WALLOW