wallow

intr.v., -lowed, -low·ing, -lows.

1. To roll the body about indolently or clumsily in or as if in water, snow, or mud.
2. To luxuriate; revel: wallow in self-righteousness.
3. To be plentifully supplied: wallowing in money.
4. To move with difficulty in a clumsy or rolling manner; flounder: "The car wallowed back through the slush, with ribbons of bright water trickling down the windshield from the roof" (Anne Tyler).
5. To swell or surge forth; billow.

n.

1. The act or an instance of wallowing.
2. 1. A pool of water or mud where animals go to wallow.
   2. The depression, pool, or pit produced by wallowing animals.
3. A condition of degradation or baseness.

[Middle English walowen, from Old English wealwian.]

wallower wal'low·er n.

verb

1. To take extravagant pleasure: bask, indulge, luxuriate, revel, roll, rollick. See like/dislike.
2. To move about in an indolent or clumsy manner: flounder, welter. See move/halt.

Mud bath frequented by pigs, elephants, red deer, hippopotami as a cooling aid.

IN BRIEF: An indolent or clumsy rolling about. Also: To be ecstatic with joy.

It is never a good idea to wallow in self-pity because then it is hard to get up and go.

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - vælte sig, rulle sig, svælge
n. - sted, som dyr roder rundt i

Nederlands (Dutch)
rondrollen, zich wentelen in

Français (French)
v. intr. - se vautrer, se complaire, (Naut) balloter
n. - action de se vautrer, bauge

Deutsch (German)
v. - sich wälzen, schwelgen
n. - Schwelgen, Suhle

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (μτφ.) κυλιέμαι, κολυμπώ σε, πλέω σε, συγκυλιέμαι, σκαμπανεβάζω, γλεντοκοπώ, ξεφαντώνω
n. - τσαλαβούτημα, πλατσούρισμα, κύλισμα, λασπότοπος, λασπουριά

Italiano (Italian)
sguazzare, rotolarsi nel fango, pantano

Português (Portuguese)
v. - rolar o corpo inocentemente como na grama ou neve
n. - rolagem (f)

Русский (Russian)
место, куда приходят валяться животные, болотце, переваливание с боку на бок, яма, валяться, купаться (в лучах славы), погрязнуть, качаться на волнах (о судне), дуть порывами (о ветре), подниматься (о дыме), вздыматься (о пламени)

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - revolcarse, nadar (en dinero)
n. - baño largo y relajante, revolcadero, revuelco, depresión en el terreno, bañadero (de animales) , estado o condición (de miseria)

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - vältra sig
n. - göl

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
打滚, 颠簸, 沉迷, 堕落, 泥坑

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 打滾, 顛簸, 沈迷
n. - 打滾, 墮落, 泥坑

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 뒹굴다, 탐닉하다, 간신히 나아가다
n. - 뒹굶, 물소 따위가 뒹군 수렁, 타락

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ころげ回る, 荒波にもまれる, ふける, 転げまわる
n. - ころげ回ること, ころげ回る場所

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتمرغ, ينغمس, يتقلب في النعمه, يتخبط (الاسم) تمرغ, انغماس, , المراغه أي المكان الذي تتمرغ فيه الدابه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮התפלש, התגולל, התבוסס, התענג, השתכשך‬
n. - ‮התפלשות, מקום התפלשות‬

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