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verb

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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.

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Recent Examples of wallow
Noun
The driver-narrator brought us slowly towards a herd of buffalo relaxing in their dusty wallow. Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024 Scherfig neither ignores nor wallows in the hardships of war in Their Finest, emerging with a portrait of good people doing their best in a sometimes hostile world. Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
Verb
This is not a wallowing cruiser that isolates the driver in a leather cocoon, floating along, not entirely sure where the front end is. Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025 For the first — and perhaps only — time in his Iowa coaching career, Ferentz briefly wallowed in self-pity. Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wallow
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wallow
Noun
  • The larvae then hatches from the eggs and burrows into tissue of animals to feed on them.
    Lori Ann LaRocco, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Not camping, sleeping or resting near animal burrows or areas where dead rodents are observed.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Yet the feeling that the Red Sox proved everyone wrong prompted him to revel, too.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Gattuso reveled as his side broke the deadlock when Moise Kean headed in Mateo Retegui’s flick-on in the 58th minute.
    David Ferrini, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The doctor grunted, shuffled off.
    Sam Lipsyte, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Mazzulla could shuffle his starting five from game to game, too, based on matchups and other factors.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • According to a search warrant application filed after the crash, first responders located several beer cans in the ditch where the fire truck rolled.
    Tom Cherveny, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
  • If reaching a safe shelter is not possible, either crouch down in your car and cover your head, or leave your vehicle and seek refuge in a low-lying area like a ditch or ravine.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Ready to indulge your sweet tooth?
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
  • High-protein desserts can be a great way to indulge your sweet tooth, promote satiety (feeling satisfied after eating), balance blood sugar, and support muscle repair.
    Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In another video, which Anaver shared on Facebook two days later, the interior of his home could be seen swaying back and forth.
    Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The final shot sees Tom gazing out the window as a curtain gently sways in the warm breeze.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Qing Yuan opened the tap, gripped the edge of the trough, and ducked his head under the water.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
  • There are several weather systems (troughs and areas of high pressure) that will be tying to steer the system late this week and over the weekend.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The boy band were basking in their 2008 reunion when Blue Bloods came along.
    Leena Tailor, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
  • On Friday, Las Vegas finished its 2025 climb with a trophy in hand, basking in the view from the top of the WNBA.
    Ben Pickman, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025

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“Wallow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wallow. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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