Wallow meaning

What does “wallow” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“wallow” is a noun and verb with 7 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a puddle where animals go to wallow.

wallow

noun

  1. a puddle where animals go to wallow

  2. an indolent or clumsy rolling about

    “a good wallow in the water”

verb

  1. devote oneself entirely to something; indulge in to an immoderate degree, usually with pleasure

    “Wallow in luxury”

    “wallow in your sorrows”

  2. roll around

    “pigs were wallowing in the mud”

    Synonymswelter
  3. rise up as if in waves

    “smoke billowed up into the sky”

    Synonymsbillow
  4. be ecstatic with joy

  5. delight greatly in

    “wallow in your success!”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University