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Verb
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Most like to be clean, although wallowing in the mud does help keep them cool and protected from insects and the sun.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 May 2026 -
The 40-foot-long internet phenomenon had been wallowing in shallow waters near Germany since March.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
2 May 2026
Verb
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This meant slowly shuffling into the wilderness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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At 2-0 down, and with Nuno Espirito Santo shuffling to a back-four, there was a flicker of a pulse and two decent saves from Nick Pope.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
Verb
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Julian’s shambling charm wears her down, the elder statesman challenging his younger peer’s view on their industry.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Walking Dead keeps shambling along, now splintered into a bunch of pretty lackluster spinoffs.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Models are tottering on the cobblestoned Bond Street with their heels getting stuck in the rivets.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
13 Feb. 2026
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Now, even that tiny effort is tottering.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Weltering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weltering. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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