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- [wol-oh]
- /ˈwɒl oʊ/
- /ˈwɒl.əʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wol-oh]
- /ˈwɒl oʊ/
Definitions of wallow word
- verb without object wallow to roll about or lie in water, snow, mud, dust, or the like, as for refreshment: Goats wallowed in the dust. 1
- verb without object wallow to live self-indulgently; luxuriate; revel: to wallow in luxury; to wallow in sentimentality. 1
- verb without object wallow to flounder about; move along or proceed clumsily or with difficulty: A gunboat wallowed toward port. 1
- verb without object wallow to surge up or billow forth, as smoke or heat: Waves of black smoke wallowed into the room. 1
- noun wallow an act or instance of wallowing. 1
- noun wallow a place in which animals wallow: hog wallow; an elephant wallow. 1
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Origin of wallow
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English walwe, Old English wealwian to roll; cognate with Gothic walwjan; akin to Latin volvere
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Parts of speech for Wallow
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wallow popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for wallow
noun wallow
- water hole — a depression in the surface of the ground, containing water.
- watering hole — a bar, nightclub, or other social gathering place where alcoholic drinks are sold.
verb wallow
- flounder — to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on, through, etc.): He saw the child floundering about in the water.
- stumble — to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
- lurch — Archaic. the act of lurking or state of watchfulness.
- stagger — to walk, move, or stand unsteadily.
- welter — to roll, toss, or heave, as waves or the sea.
Antonyms for wallow
verb wallow
- steady — firmly placed or fixed; stable in position or equilibrium: a steady ladder.
- straighten — make straight
- dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
- hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
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