wallowed

verb

past tense of wallow
1
as in reveled
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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2
as in shuffled
to roll around in an ungainly manner We saw a herd of cattle wallowing in the marsh.

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Recent Examples of wallowed Actually, these are anything but those same White Sox that wallowed in all that misery the last three years — but rather a team of young, energetic grinders, the product of a near-total roster overhaul by general manager Chris Getz. — Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wallowed
  1. reveled
  2. shuffled
  3. indulged
  4. struggled
  5. basked
  6. swayed
  7. lurched
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  • While hundreds reveled at Thursday night’s all-out bash for The Pierre hotel’s 95th anniversary, some of the building’s tenants in the floors above haven’t been feeling quite as celebratory.
    — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025
  • In the party scene, though, there would be plenty of swooping camera movements as the guests revelled.
    — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Definition of reveled
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  • Bulldozers shuffled right through the rubble to make roads that cut Gaza into separate sections.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • And before several services shuffled their rankings earlier this week, no QB ranked inside the top 20.
    — Grace Raynor, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of shuffled
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  • Within the home, the dogs were indulged to an unusual degree, holding status as nearly full members of the family.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
  • Portugal, as our crew wrote, indulged Ronaldo and paid the price.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of indulged
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  • Turkey struggled against the USMNT’s corners throughout the game, with multiple chances created from outswinging corners towards the penalty spot.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • The visit comes as Garrity trails Shapiro by roughly 20 points, raising questions about how much political influence DeSantis carries in a battleground state where his 2024 presidential campaign struggled to break through.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 14 July 2026
Definition of struggled
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  • On Chicago’s West Side, small groups huddled under the shade of trees on lawn chairs in Humboldt Park while others basked in the sun along the edge of the park’s lagoon.
    — Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
  • Fans also basked in the outcome, with objectively much more difficult scenarios — on paper, anyway — avoided.
    — Tom Bogert, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Definition of basked
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  • Blue paper lanterns swayed in the wind, and people wore traditional Japanese garments to complete the atmosphere.
    — Meredith Nierman, NPR, 17 July 2026
  • But weddings also bring out the cynics, and there are a lot of people who cannot be swayed by a wedding.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 16 July 2026
Definition of swayed
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  • Adams’ shoulders lurched on the bench, while Richards fell to his knees, dug his afro into the grass, and closed his eyes in pain.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 7 July 2026
  • Initial data indicates both of these earthquakes were strike-slip, Magnani said, meaning one plate lurched past the other along the boundary.
    — Evan Bush, NBC news, 25 June 2026
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