Synonyms of wallow

wallow 1 of 2

noun

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.

Related Words

• burrow
• ditch
• trough
• gutter
• pit
• pocket
• furrow
• bowl
• trench
• water hole
• basin
• well
• cave
• valley
• groove
• pothole
• borehole
• crater
• cavern
• excavation
• abyss
• sinkhole
• socket
• posthole
• hole
• vacuum
• chuckhole
• alcove
• gouge
• nook
• impression
• opening
• recess
• cleft
• depression
• niche
• imprint
• void
• chasm
• cavity
• dimple
• notch
• vacuity
• hollow
• dint
• concavity
• dent
• alveolus
• indentation
• gulf
• indenture

Dissimilar Words

• rise
• hill
• mound
• hump
• tumor
• swelling
• lump
• swell
• bump
• bunch
• projection
• camber
• pimple
• bulge
• convexity
• protrusion
• jut
• protuberance

wallow

2 of 2

verb

1

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.

Related Words

• revel
• indulge
• bask
• luxuriate
• roll
• enjoy
• abandon
• grovel
• delight
• relish
• savor
• give up
• surrender
• yield
• deliver
• overdo
• overindulge

Dissimilar Words

• refrain (from)
• restrain
• check
• forgo
• inhibit
• eschew
• deny
• forbear
• abstain (from)

2

as in to shuffle

to roll around in an ungainly manner

We saw a herd of cattle wallowing in the marsh.

Related Words

• shuffle
• sway
• struggle
• stagger
• limp
• lurch
• welter
• shamble
• falter
• reel
• totter
• muddle
• stumble
• trudge
• lumber
• fumble
• teeter
• plod
• blunder
• flog
• bumble

Dissimilar Words

• coast
• fly
• sail
• glide
• zoom
• zip
• kilt

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wallow

Noun

At the same time, the bull directs a spray of urine onto the underside of his neck and then rolls about in the wallow after it is dug, continuing to urinate in the wallow. — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 12 Aug. 2026

Sometimes a good wallow in good company is just the thing. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 Feb. 2026

Verb

But where that album centered on coming out of a break-up unscathed, No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto is about choosing to wallow in the sadness — and uncovering a whole new power in that choice. — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026

Instead of wallowing over these changes, the revered restauranteur is adapting and embracing them. — Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026