wallow
verb (used without object)
to roll about or lie in water, snow, mud, dust, or the like, as for refreshment.
wallowed
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past participleof wallow.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof wallow.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
wallowverb (used without object)to roll about or lie in water, snow, mud, dust, or the like, as for refreshment.
Example Sentences
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He compares it to a friend who got divorced and wallowed in it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2023
Ten-year yields wallowed around 3.77% following a 28 basis point decline since last Friday, when it reached an eight-month high at 4.094%.
From Reuters ● Jul. 14, 2023
Jordan and his cronies have wallowed in both.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 12, 2023
We wallowed in the joy and nearly fell over trying to pull them apart.
From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2022
As the snow softened in the afternoon sun, the hoofs of our yaks punched through the frozen crust, and the beasts wallowed to their bellies.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
