Synonyms of wallowing

wallowing

verb

present participle of wallow

1

as in revelling

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.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• revelling
• reveling
• indulging
• basking
• luxuriating
• grovelling
• groveling
• rolling
• enjoying
• delighting
• relishing
• abandoning
• savoring
• giving up
• surrendering
• savouring
• yielding
• overdoing
• delivering
• overindulging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• eschewing
• foregoing
• refraining (from)
• restraining
• checking
• forgoing
• inhibiting
• abstaining (from)
• denying
• forbearing

2

as in shuffling

to roll around in an ungainly manner

We saw a herd of cattle wallowing in the marsh.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shuffling
• swaying
• struggling
• weltering
• lurching
• reeling
• shambling
• limping
• staggering
• lumbering
• faltering
• tottering
• teetering
• muddling
• fumbling
• stumbling
• trudging
• blundering
• plodding
• bumbling
• flogging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coasting
• flying
• sailing
• gliding
• zipping
• zooming
• kilting