as in burrow
a sunken and often wet area like that used by animals to roll in
The pig seemed happy to lie in its muddy wallow.
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as in to revel
to completely give (oneself) over to something (such as an emotion)
After being laid off, he spent much of his time wallowing in self-pity. They wallowed in all the indulgences provided by the resort.
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as in to shuffle
to roll around in an ungainly manner
We saw a herd of cattle wallowing in the marsh.
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Recent Examples of wallow
Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Scherfig neither ignores nor wallows in the hardships of war in Their Finest, emerging with a portrait of good people doing their best in a sometimes hostile world.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
Brad Braxton, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
For the next few hours, Beau stayed in the hallway, wallowing in misery and looking outside the window, hoping to see his partner.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The driver-narrator brought us slowly towards a herd of buffalo relaxing in their dusty wallow.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Scherfig neither ignores nor wallows in the hardships of war in Their Finest, emerging with a portrait of good people doing their best in a sometimes hostile world.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
Verb
Its purpose is not to wallow in historical sorrow, but to illuminate how a people’s spirit was forged in the fire of injustice.
—Brad Braxton, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
For the next few hours, Beau stayed in the hallway, wallowing in misery and looking outside the window, hoping to see his partner.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wallow
Noun
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The Burrowing Owl requires large tracts of open ground, preferably with areas of bare soil, for its underground nesting burrows.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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While temperatures on the surface rise and fall throughout the day, peaking in the heat of the afternoon and then cooling down in the nighttime, the temperature inside a burrow remains relatively constant.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Gattuso reveled as his side broke the deadlock when Moise Kean headed in Mateo Retegui’s flick-on in the 58th minute.—
David Ferrini,
Forbes.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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And there are the neighbors who revel at the many nicknames coined for the spot.—
Lauren Brensel,
Sun Sentinel,
17 July 2025
Verb
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Gakpo is deeper, and Wirtz pushes forward as the central member of Liverpool’s forward line, while Ekitike shuffles across as the left of the trio.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Declining enrollment means the district may need to shuffle schools, students, or teachers to ensure each school is well attended, and the student-teacher ratios are well-balanced.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In the clip, the water in the ditch resembles lava.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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Heavy rainfall will cause extensive and severe flash flooding of creeks, streams and ditches in the Tehama County Division of the Park Fire Burn Scar.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Or indulge with a Steak Plate of grass-fed tri-tip and veggies — or a Mango Goat Cheese or Tri-Tip salad.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Sep. 2025
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The invention of soft serve ice cream around the 1930s really helped stadium goers indulge all that more, opening the opportunity for unique vessels to carry the creation.—
Tim Newcomb,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Massie and Spartz were the remaining two to vote against the rule, but leadership did not attempt to sway them to a yes.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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Moving Hallway The walls will tilt, sway, expand and compress as visitors pass through a narrow hallway.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Looking back further, sales dropped around 50% from a peak in late 1999 to a trough in late 2002 as the dot-com bubble rocked the national economy.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Even at the dot-com trough, anyone who stayed in was still in the green.—
Dan Runkevicius,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Nothing quite compares to the joy of sitting by the beach, breathing in the warm ocean breeze, and basking in the beauty of your surroundings.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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This is a case where people who have already gotten to know these characters and their travails on a small screen (the show ran for six seasons) are happy to spend extra money to bask in their further joys, sorrows, and anxieties writ large, on a big screen.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Wallow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wallow. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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