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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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
Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Queenie leans towards the tragic end of things, but never in a way that feels like a wallow.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2024
Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
His Lord of the Rings films have their fair share of scary sequences, but Braindead reveals another side to the New Zealand director, one that wallows in juvenile humor and over-the-top blood and guts.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 18 June 2025
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Noun
The driver-narrator brought us slowly towards a herd of buffalo relaxing in their dusty wallow.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Queenie leans towards the tragic end of things, but never in a way that feels like a wallow.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2024
Verb
This finding was different from the wallowing behavior of captive populations that often wallow under the cover of darkness.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
His Lord of the Rings films have their fair share of scary sequences, but Braindead reveals another side to the New Zealand director, one that wallows in juvenile humor and over-the-top blood and guts.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wallow
Noun
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The eggs then hatch into larvae (maggots) that burrow into the flesh, causing potentially deadly damage.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2025
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In an underground river of southern China, a scaly creature with four nostrils tucked itself into a burrow.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2025
Verb
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And there are the neighbors who revel at the many nicknames coined for the spot.—
Lauren Brensel,
Sun Sentinel,
17 July 2025
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Milan’s Chukwueze revelled on this stage, exciting fans further with a number skilful runs on the ball.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
1 June 2025
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All week, campers were shuffled from one activity to the next, mixing games, prayers and church services with lectures that coincide with lessons from the Bible.—
Paul Bersebach,
Oc Register,
12 July 2025
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Guevara, 47, has been shuffled through three detention sites despite Immigration Judge James Ward’s decision to grant him bond on July 1, according to The Associated Press.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
9 July 2025
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Soon after, the vehicle was discovered about one mile east, off the roadway in a ditch on Corneils Road, per the release.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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But the driver informed her that the baby was ripped from the mother during the impact, ending up in a nearby ditch.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
Verb
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Take just five minutes out of the day to indulge yourself in a self-care exercise.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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One of the rare recent TV exercises not to indulge conspiracy-theory tropes but deconstruct and criticize them was Netflix’s winter limited series Zero Day, in which the British actor Dan Stevens played a villainous YouTuber peddling such theories.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
19 July 2025
Verb
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Also, a covert foreign influence campaign aimed at swaying public opinion and sowing discord through fake social media posts.—
Dan Gooding
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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And as the administrative district judge who sets the judicial rules for the region and helps assign the capital city’s cases, Hippler has sway over who gets picked, Idaho courts spokesperson Nate Poppino told the Idaho Statesman, despite the judge’s public umbrage about receiving the assignment.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
22 July 2025
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The cooler weather, resulting from a low-pressure weather pattern called a trough over the western United States, stands out especially relative to last summer’s record-breaking heat, meteorologists said.—
Ethan Wolin
July 22,
Sacbee.com,
22 July 2025
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The first one to the (finish line) trough gets the cookie.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
15 July 2025
Verb
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Having a selection of pool loungers included in your patio set up ensures a comfortable place where friends and family can bask in the sun, safely out of the splash zone.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
18 July 2025
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Upon arrival, visitors are welcome to soak in the heated indoor pool or spend some time basking in the sauna, whirlpool tub and hammam-style steam room, but no visit is complete without enjoying one of the spa’s lavish treatments.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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“Wallow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wallow. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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