wallow

(Inglês)

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.

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈwɒ.ləʊ/

Etimologia (Inglês)

Herdado de inglês médio: walowen

Herdado de inglês arcaico: wealwian

Cognato com latim: volvō

Herdado de inglês médio: walwen

Cognato com inglês arcaico: fealwian

Cognato com inglês médio: welken

Cognato com inglês: welk

Herdado de inglês médio: walwe

Herdado de inglês arcaico: wealg

Cognato com holandês: walg

Cognato com norueguês: 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).

Conceitos

chafurdar

insípido

lamaçal

barreiro

regojizar

Sinônimos

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