wallow

(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.

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈwɒ.ləʊ/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: walowen

Overgenomen van Oudengels: wealwian

Verwant aan Latijn: volvō

Overgenomen van Middelengels: walwen

Verwant aan Oudengels: fealwian

Verwant aan Middelengels: welken

Verwant aan Engels: welk

Overgenomen van Middelengels: walwe

Overgenomen van Oudengels: wealg

Verwant aan Nederlands: walg

Verwant aan 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).

Concepten

wentelen

rollen

smaakloos

smakeloos

zwelgen

modderpoel

Synoniemen

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

Vertalingen

ağnamak

debelenmek

revolcarse

chafurdar

se vautrer

βόρβορα

suhlen

voltolarsi

sich wälzen

patauger

vautrer

λάσπη

bauge

sguazzare

Suhle