wallowing

present participle of wallow

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Recent Examples of wallowing Now your Friday nights are wide open, but instead of wallowing alone, proactively call your friends and make plans. Jenny McCoy, Glamour, 6 Dec. 2024 Stories of rollover IRAs wallowing in cash for decades, and missing out on hundreds of thousands of dollars in compound interest, are the stuff of nightmares, some financial advisers said. Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wallowing
Verb
  • In addition, both received the Order of the British Empire in different years (2003 and 2017, respectively), and some tabloid media are shuffling the possibility of their knighthood.
    Nuria Luis, Glamour, 4 Dec. 2024
  • James has been shuffling between the Lakers and the G League as Los Angeles tries to work out a plan to give him time for development.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Residents in Sacramento saw ornaments on a Christmas tree sway, water sloshing in a swimming pool, and a computer swaying for a few seconds, according to the Los Angeles Times.
    Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Of course, plop that island somewhere near the Equator and a warm, tingly feeling is almost guaranteed to follow from the radiant sun and swaying palms.
    Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 6 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • In reality, the longtime Hollywood star has kept much of her creative focus and interests lately around bringing a healthier and more transparent wine-indulging experience to our world, through her Avaline wine brand.
    Jeff Conway, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • But doing it too much and indulging to much could be a reason to evaluate the motive.
    Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • This is a challenge that researchers have been struggling to solve for close to three decades.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • After spending the holidays struggling with someone’s dull knife set, get them a gift card to get their knives sharpened ($5 a knife).
    Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Unfortunately, their relatives aren’t basking in the glow of the newlyweds.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • While celebrating and basking in the festivities, your love horoscope invites you to pause and reconsider your approach to romantic relationships.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024

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“Wallowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wallowing. Accessed 12 Dec. 2024.

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