wallow

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

1. (intransitive) To roll oneself about in something dirty, for example in mud.
2. (intransitive) To move lazily or heavily in any medium.
3. (figuratively, intransitive) To immerse oneself in, to occupy oneself with, metaphorically.
4. (intransitive) To live or exist in filth or in a sickening manner.

Noun

1. (intransitive) An instance of wallowing.
2. (intransitive) A pool of water or mud in which animals wallow, or the depression left by them in the ground.
3. (intransitive) A kind of rolling walk.

Adj

Tasteless, flat.

Sinonieme

roll

flounder

welter

roll around

roll about

indulge

triumph

😤

billow

lair

splash around

rejoice

insipid

jubilate

luxuriate

mire

paddle

pet

revel

roll down

roll over

rub

sprawl

stagnation

struggle

surge

tumble

unbecoming

writhe

crawl about

move to and fro

muddy place

mud puddle

roll on the ground

depression

bathe oneself

avalanche

roll along the ground

bask

bathe

devote

drowned

exuberate

exult

fondle

give

grub

have a bath

Vertalings

ağnamak

βόρβορα

debelenmek

wentelen

se vautrer

chafurdar

revolcarse

suhlen

sich wälzen

rollen

patauger

voltolarsi

vautrer

λάσπη

bauge

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈwɒ.ləʊ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: walowen

Geërf van Old English: wealwian

Verwante met Latyn: volvō

Geërf van Middle English: walwen

Verwante met Old English: fealwian

Verwante met Middle English: welken

Verwante met Engels: welk

Geërf van Middle English: walwe

Geërf van Old English: wealg

Verwante met Nederlands: walg

Verwante met Noors: valg

In summary

From Middle English walowen, walewen, walwen, welwen, from Old English wealwian (“to roll”), from Proto-West Germanic *walwōn, variant of *walwijan, from Proto-Germanic *walwijaną (“to roll”), from Proto-Indo-European *welw-, from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn, wind, roll”). Cognate with Latin volvō (“roll, tumble”, verb).