wallow in pleasure

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• wallow — [v1] slosh around in bathe in, be immersed, blunder, flounder, get stuck, immerse, lie, loll, lurch, move around in, reel, roll, roll about, roll around in, splash around, sprawl, stagger, stumble, sway, toss, totter, tumble, wade, welter;… …   New thesaurus

• 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

• pleasure — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Feeling of enjoyment Nouns 1. pleasure, enjoyment, gratification; voluptuousness, sensuality; luxuriousness; gluttony; titillation, gusto; creature comforts, comfort, ease, [lap of] luxury; purple and… …   English dictionary for students

• wallow — [[t]wɒ̱loʊ[/t]] wallows, wallowing, wallowed 1) VERB (disapproval) If you say that someone is wallowing in an unpleasant situation, you are criticizing them for being deliberately unhappy. [V in n] His tired mind continued to wallow in self pity …   English dictionary

• wallow — wal|low [ˈwɔləu US ˈwa:lou] v [: Old English; Origin: wealwian [i] to roll ] 1.) wallow in self pity/despair/defeat etc to seem to enjoy being sad etc, especially because you get sympathy from other people used to show disapproval ▪ He d been… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• wallow — verb 1) pigs wallow in the mud Syn: loll about/around, roll about/around, lie about/around, splash about/around; slosh, wade, paddle; informal splosh 2) a ship wallowing in stormy seas Syn: roll, lurch, toss …   Thesaurus of popular words

• wallow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. tumble, grovel, roll, flounder, welter, toss; revel, delight in, luxuriate in. See lowness, pleasure, intemperance. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. grovel, welter, flounder, lie in, move around in, roll… …   English dictionary for students

• 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

• wallow in — Synonyms and related words: adore, appreciate, bask in, be pleased with, delight in, derive pleasure from, devour, eat up, enjoy, feast on, freak out on, get high on, gloat over, groove on, indulge, indulge in, like, live high, live well, love,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• wallow — v 1. roll around, splash around, swim; welter, tumble, writhe. 2. luxuriate, indulge oneself, bask; delight, revel, relish, enjoy, take pleasure or satisfaction in; savor, appreciate, like, love, fancy, Sl. dig, take to; Sl. get a bang or kick or …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• wallow — v. & n. v.intr. 1 (esp. of an animal) roll about in mud, sand, water, etc. 2 (usu. foll. by in) indulge in unrestrained sensuality, pleasure, misery, etc. (wallows in nostalgia). n. 1 the act or an instance of wallowing. 2 a a place used by… …   Useful english dictionary