wallow
verb (used without object)
to roll about or lie in water, snow, mud, dust, or the like, as for refreshment.
were wallowing
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past progressiveof wallow.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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"We always tried to show we were wallowing in the sun, getting a suntan. In truth half the time we were being put in light cotton shirts and freezing to death."
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2022
Instead, Americans — especially young Americans — were wallowing in ephemeral, popular amusements, which in the mid-20th century largely meant movies and television.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 2, 2022
As a Member of Parliament, he offended an entire British city when he complained that people from Liverpool were wallowing in “victim status” after a Liverpudlian was taken hostage and slain in Iraq.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 21, 2016
Back in 1990, fans of the Windies were wallowing in disappointment.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 25, 2013
I lay on the bed inside the cabin and Yeller lay on the cowhide in the dog run, and we both hurt so bad that we were wallowing and groaning and whimpering all the time.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
