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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Wallow \Wal"low\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wallowed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Wallowing.] [OE. walwen, AS. wealwian; akin to Goth.
walwjan (in comp.) to roll, L. volvere; cf. Skr. val to turn.
[root]147. Cf. Voluble Well, n.]
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1. 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.
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I may wallow in the lily beds. --Shak.
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2. To live in filth or gross vice; to disport one's self in a
beastly and unworthy manner.
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God sees a man wallowing in his native impurity.
--South.
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3. To wither; to fade. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Wallow \Wal"low\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wallowed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Wallowing.] [OE. walwen, AS. wealwian; akin to Goth.
walwjan (in comp.) to roll, L. volvere; cf. Skr. val to turn.
[root]147. Cf. Voluble Well, n.]
1. 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.
I may wallow in the lily beds. --Shak.
2. To live in filth or gross vice; to disport one's self in a
beastly and unworthy manner.
God sees a man wallowing in his native impurity.
--South.
3. To wither; to fade. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
wallowing
n.
The act of one who wallows.
vb.
(present participle of en wallow nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
wallowing
n.
The act of one who wallows.
vb.
(present participle of en wallow nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
wallowing
n.
The act of one who wallows.
vb.
(present participle of en wallow nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
wallowing
n.
The act of one who wallows.
vb.
(present participle of en wallow nocat=1)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Wallowing /wˈɒləʊɪŋ/ التمرّغFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
wallowing /wˈɒləʊɪŋ/
sich wälzend, sich suhlend
Synonym: weltering
see: wallow, welter, wallowed, weltered, wallows, welters, wallowed, weltered
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]/ˈwɑɫoʊɪŋ/