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noun

Definition of wallownext
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.

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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.

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as in to shuffle
to roll around in an ungainly manner We saw a herd of cattle wallowing in the marsh.

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Recent Examples of wallow
Noun
Elk are fond of wallows in the heat of the summer, often frolicking in them late in the afternoon. — Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
Sometimes, that’s a big yay, as with the South Asian lentil dumplings called faraa, which wallow in a luscious coconut cream with fresh chanterelles that’s like carbonara for vegans. — John Kessler, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 If those issues do not get corrected, there will be more wallowing over early exits, and more Yankee Stadium parties that the home team isn’t invited to. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wallow
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wallow
  1. burrow
  2. revel
  3. shuffle
  4. ditch
  5. indulge
  6. sway
  7. trough
  8. bask
Noun
  • The festival lineup also includes wildlife presentations, exhibitor booths and demonstrations, and a Kids Zone with face painting, lawn games, casting activities, a gopher tortoise burrow exhibit and crafts.
    — Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
  • My backyard tortoise, Philbert, has for some reason chosen my closet as his preferred brumation burrow.
    — Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of burrow
Verb
  • The video sweeps around a reveling fiefdom, showing everyone from peasants to dukes partying and getting it on.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Navarrete reveled with one woman over her husband’s release from a detention facility.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of revel
Verb
  • Findings of no effect tend to either be shuffled off to low-profile journals or left behind as unpublished lab lore.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026
  • For the most part, this was a second consecutive solid performance by a group that will likely undergo major personnel shuffling all season.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of shuffle
Noun
  • The collision pushed the Honda and the man into the right lanes of the highway, and the Subaru came to rest in a ditch, according to the crash log.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026
  • On the Indiana side, it was straightened a century ago and turned into a big ditch, essentially, through dredging.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of ditch
Verb
  • As European society indulges its whims, the continent hurtles unthinkingly toward a devastating war.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The show is based on Rachel Reid’s bestsellers about two hockey players, one Canadian, one Russian, who indulge a private love affair.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of indulge
Verb
  • Instead, Stevens swayed to gospel music alongside Rogers in the pews at Perfecting Church, while El-Sayed was a few miles away at a different house of worship campaigning alongside prominent Democrats, including Clyburn.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • As Stevens swayed alongside Rogers in the pews, El-Sayed was a few miles away at another church trying to present a united front with fellow Democrats.
    — Joey Cappelletti, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of sway
Noun
  • There is a short wave trough that kicks through early Friday morning.
    — Ron Smiley, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Temperatures will continue cooling into the weekend as a trough of cooler low pressure moves, with high temperatures falling into the 60s across the valley on Thursday underneath more cloudy skies.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of trough
Verb
  • While Usher was off basking in the afterglow of Confessions, maturing into a divorcé in the mid-2000s, the R&B world was already priming itself for a new-school successor.
    — Clover Hope, Pitchfork, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Once cast by some observers as the villain to Clark’s heroine, Reese has fought her way to the front of the pack and is now hoping to bask in the game’s brightest spotlight alone.
    — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
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“Wallow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wallow. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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