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Word: Wallow
Speech Type: Verb
Old English walwian ‘to roll about’, of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin volvere ‘to roll’
ˈwɒləʊ
(chiefly of large mammals) roll about or lie in mud or water, especially to keep cool or avoid biting insects
Short Definition:(chiefly of large mammals) roll about mud or water
Examples:- there were watering places where buffalo liked to wallow
(of a person) indulge in an unrestrained way in (something that one finds pleasurable)
Short Definition:indulge in unrestrained way in
Examples:- I was wallowing in the luxury of the hotel
- he had been wallowing in self-pity
Word: Wallow
Speech Type: Noun
ˈwɒləʊ
an act of wallowing
Short Definition:act of wallowing
Examples:- a wallow in nostalgia
a depression containing mud or shallow water, formed by the wallowing of large mammals
Short Definition:depression containing mud or shallow water
Examples:- a buffalo wallow
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