(act of wallowing)

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• wallowing — wal·low || wÉ‘ləʊ / wÉ’l n. act of rolling about (as in dust, water, or emotions); place where animals wallow; state of degeneracy v. lie down and roll about in (mud, dust, water, etc.); indulge oneself in something (food, emotion, riches, etc …   English contemporary dictionary

• wallow — /ˈwɒloʊ / (say woloh) verb (i) 1. to roll the body about, or lie, in water, snow, mud, dust, or the like, as for refreshment: pigs wallowing in the mud. 2. to live self indulgently or luxuriously: to wallow in wealth; to wallow in sensuality. 3.… …  

• wal´low|er — wal|low «WOL oh», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to roll about; flounder: »The pigs wallowed in the mud. The boat wallowed helplessly in the stormy sea. 2. Figurative. to live contentedly in filth, wickedness, or other dissolute way of life, like a beast.… …   Useful english dictionary

• wal|low — «WOL oh», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to roll about; flounder: »The pigs wallowed in the mud. The boat wallowed helplessly in the stormy sea. 2. Figurative. to live contentedly in filth, wickedness, or other dissolute way of life, like a beast. 3.… …   Useful english dictionary

• wallow — 1 verb (I) 1 wallow in self pity/despair/defeat etc to seem to enjoy being sad etc, especially because you get sympathy from other people: Stop wallowing in self pity, and do something positive. 2 if an animal wallows, it rolls around in mud,… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Wallow — Wal low, n. A kind of rolling walk. [1913 Webster] One taught the toss, and one the new French wallow. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Act of wallowing. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. A place to which an animal comes to wallow; also, the depression in the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• wallow — verb 1》 roll about or lie in mud or water.     ↘(of a boat or aircraft) roll from side to side. 2》 (wallow in) indulge without restraint in (something pleasurable). noun 1》 an act of wallowing. 2》 an area of mud or shallow water where mammals go… …   English new terms dictionary

• wallow — ► VERB 1) roll about or lie in mud or water. 2) (of a boat or aircraft) roll from side to side. 3) (wallow in) indulge without restraint in (something pleasurable). ► NOUN 1) an act of wallowing. 2) an area of mud or shallow water where mammals… …   English terms dictionary

• wallow — I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English walwen, from Old English wealwian to roll more at voluble Date: before 12th century 1. to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner < hogs wallowing in the mud > 2. to billow forth ;… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• American Bison — Taxobox name = American Bison status = LR/cd | status system = IUCN2.3 status ref = IUCN2006|assessors=Bison Specialist Group|year=1996|id=2815|title=Bison bison|downloaded=11 May 2006 ] image caption = regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis …   Wikipedia

• Elephant — Taxobox name = Elephant image width = 250px image caption = An African Bush Elephant near the border of the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Tanzania. regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata subphylum = Vertebrata classis = Mammalia ordo …   Wikipedia