Meaning of "wallow" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WALLOW

Old English wealwian to roll (in mud); related to Latin volvere to turn, Greek oulos curly, Russian valun round pebble.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF WALLOW

wallow  [ˈwɒləʊ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WALLOW

Wallow is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb wallow in English.

WHAT DOES WALLOW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Wallowing in animals

Wallowing in animals is a comfort behaviour during which an animal rolls its body about in mud, water or snow.[1] Some definitions include rolling about in dust, [2] however, in ethology this is usually referred to as dust bathing. Wallowing is often combined with other behaviours to fulfil its purpose, for example, elephants will often blow dirt over themselves after wallowing to create a thicker "coating", or pigs will allow the mud to dry before rubbing themselves on a tree or rock to remove ectoparasites stuck in the mud. Many functions of wallowing have been proposed although not all have been tested by rigorous scientific investigation. Proposed functions include - ▪ Thermoregulation - domestic pigs, [3] great Indian rhinoceros [4] warthogs, [5] elephants [6] ▪ Providing a sunscreen - pigs,[7] warthogs,[5] elephants[6] ▪ Male-male conflict social behaviour - wapiti, European bison, [8][9] deer[10] ▪ Removal of ectoparasites -...

Definition of wallow in the English dictionary

The first definition of wallow in the dictionary is to roll about in mud, water, etc, for pleasure. Other definition of wallow is to move about with difficulty. Wallow is also to indulge oneself in possessions, emotion, etc.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WALLOW

PRESENT

Present

I wallow

you wallow

he/she/it wallows

we wallow

you wallow

they wallow

Present continuous

I am wallowing

you are wallowing

he/she/it is wallowing

we are wallowing

you are wallowing

they are wallowing

Present perfect

I have wallowed

you have wallowed

he/she/it has wallowed

we have wallowed

you have wallowed

they have wallowed

Present perfect continuous

I have been wallowing

you have been wallowing

he/she/it has been wallowing

we have been wallowing

you have been wallowing

they have been wallowing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I wallowed

you wallowed

he/she/it wallowed

we wallowed

you wallowed

they wallowed

Past continuous

I was wallowing

you were wallowing

he/she/it was wallowing

we were wallowing

you were wallowing

they were wallowing

Past perfect

I had wallowed

you had wallowed

he/she/it had wallowed

we had wallowed

you had wallowed

they had wallowed

Past perfect continuous

I had been wallowing

you had been wallowing

he/she/it had been wallowing

we had been wallowing

you had been wallowing

they had been wallowing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will wallow

you will wallow

he/she/it will wallow

we will wallow

you will wallow

they will wallow

Future continuous

I will be wallowing

you will be wallowing

he/she/it will be wallowing

we will be wallowing

you will be wallowing

they will be wallowing

Future perfect

I will have wallowed

you will have wallowed

he/she/it will have wallowed

we will have wallowed

you will have wallowed

they will have wallowed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been wallowing

you will have been wallowing

he/she/it will have been wallowing

we will have been wallowing

you will have been wallowing

they will have been wallowing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would wallow

you would wallow

he/she/it would wallow

we would wallow

you would wallow

they would wallow

Conditional continuous

I would be wallowing

you would be wallowing

he/she/it would be wallowing

we would be wallowing

you would be wallowing

they would be wallowing

Conditional perfect

I would have wallow

you would have wallow

he/she/it would have wallow

we would have wallow

you would have wallow

they would have wallow

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been wallowing

you would have been wallowing

he/she/it would have been wallowing

we would have been wallowing

you would have been wallowing

they would have been wallowing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you wallow
we let´s wallow
you wallow

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to wallow

Past participle

wallowed

Present Participle

wallowing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «WALLOW»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «wallow» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of wallow

bask · delight · glory · indulge · lie · luxuriate · relish · revel · savour · slosh · thrive · tumble · wade · welter

TRANSLATION OF WALLOW

Find out the translation of wallow to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of wallow from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wallow» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 沉溺
• Translator English - Spanish: regodearse
• English: wallow
• Translator English - Hindi: लोट लगाते
• Translator English - Arabic: تخبط
• Translator English - Russian: валяться
• Translator English - Portuguese: chafurdar
• Translator English - Bengali: অধ: পতন
• Translator English - French: se complaire
• Translator English - Malay: Berkeliaran
• Translator English - German: schwelgen in
• Translator English - Japanese: おぼれる
• Translator English - Korean: 젖어 있다
• Translator English - Javanese: Wallow
• Translator English - Vietnamese: đằm
• Translator English - Tamil: புரண்டு
• Translator English - Marathi: भोसकणे
• Translator English - Turkish: yuvarlanmak
• Translator English - Italian: crogiolarsi
• Translator English - Polish: tarzać
• Translator English - Ukrainian: валятися
• Translator English - Romanian: bălăci
• Translator English - Greek: βυθιζόμαστε
• Translator English - Afrikaans: neerslaan
• Translator English - Swedish: wallow
• Translator English - Norwegian: velte seg

10 QUOTES WITH «WALLOW»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word wallow.

1

Zygmunt Bauman

In a consumer society, people wallow in things, fascinating, enjoyable things. If you define your value by the things you acquire and surround yourself with, being excluded is humiliating.

2

Jon Beason

You realize that you can't win 'em all. You try to win 'em all; you get frustrated, but you gotta have a short fuse either way. Success in the NFL is just as deadly as allowing yourself to kinda wallow in sorrow. It works both ways.

3

Kabir Bedi

I'm not the sort to wallow in nostalgia about the good old days.

4

Maeve Binchy

When I was being brought up, we weren't allowed to wallow in self-pity, which was a thoroughly good thing. We were all fine and healthy because that was what we were told to be.

5

Neal Boortz

Wallow too much in sensitivity and you can't deal with life, or the truth.

6

Walton Goggins

I wrote about wasting time, which I suppose is a part of the great human journey. We're supposed to wallow, to go through the desert without water for a long time so that when we finally drink it, we'll truly need it and we won't spill a drop. It's about being present.

7

Louie Gohmert

I like to travel in jeans because I don't want to wallow around in my suit, you know? They cost too much. Jeans are comfortable.

8

Marvin Harris

Pigs prefer to wallow in clean mud, but if nothing else is available, they will frequently wallow in their own urine, giving rise to the notion that they are dirty animals.

9

John Hawkes

It's much more interesting to watch someone who is ill-equipped to solve their problem fight to solve their problem than wallow in the knowledge that they're ill-equipped to solve their problems.

10

Boris Kodjoe

There was a certain point in my life where I had to decide that I was going to take my future and Nicole's and not wallow in what happened to me because when you do that, you just keep repeating what's been happening and at some point you have to make a choice.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WALLOW»

Discover the use of wallow in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wallow and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The wizard of Wallaby Wallow

A mouse helps a wizard discover what's lacking in his magic spells.

Jack Kent, 1971

Wallow in the Trough

Yomi Akinode. Wallow in the Trough A Novel Abayomi Akinode iUniverse, Inc. New York Lincoln Shanghai Wallow in the Trough Copyright © 2006 by Abayomi Akinode.

Yomi Akinode, 2006

Farmers' Bulletin

when a hog lies down in the wallow the water line is raised accordingly. The greater the number of hogs lying in the wallow at one time the higher goes the water line. The right depth of liquid in the wallow, therefore, depends on the size and ...

‎1955

Farm Inventories

when a hog lies down in the wallow the water line is raised accordingly. The greater the number of hogs lying in the wallow at one time the higher goes the water line. The right depth of liquid in the wallow, therefore, depends on the size and ...

James S. Ball, 1921

Hog lice and hog mange: methods of control and eradication

when a hog lies down in the wallow the water line is raised accordingly. The greater the number of hogs lying in the wallow at one time the higher goes the water line. The right depth of liquid in the wallow, therefore, depends on the size and ...

Harry Elvin Kemper, Harold O. Peterson, 1955

Duroc Digest

\ (Continued from page 30) animals to be treated and plan accord'ingly. If conditions are such that hogs may exercise choice in the matter, they in— variably select shallow water in which to wallow. When a hog wades into water, it apparently ...

‎1922

Mountain Biking Pennsylvania

After crossing Pennsylvania Highway 390, the ride follows the Tree Tower Trail out to the park boundary and links up with the Bear Wallow Trail. Passing in and out of rhododendron tunnels and across sporadic rocky trail, the ride loops out ...

Rob Ginieczki, 2000

The Antarctic Dictionary: A Complete Guide to Antarctic English

A group of us decided to go for a walk along the coast to an elephant seal wallow . ellieAlsoellie seal [Abbreviation ofelephant.] An elephant seal. 1990 (South Georgia) Naveen, Ron, Monteath, Colin, de Roy, Tui and Jones, Mark Wild ice: ...

Bernadette Hince, 2000

The Texas Panhandle Frontier

Baldwin and Lyman had had to fight for their lives and had come out very well, but the most desperate fight of all was the Buffalo Wallow Fight. The colonel sent Scouts Amos Chapman and Billy Dixon, who had given up buffalo hunting to work ...

Frederick W. Rathjen, 1998

The Wars of Watergate: The Last Crisis of Richard Nixon

This is the first truly comprehensive history of the political explosion that shook America in the 1970s, and whose aftereffects are still being felt in public life today.

Stanley I. Kutler, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WALLOW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wallow is used in the context of the following news items.

Asia shares wallow near three month lows on Greece, Fed anxiety

TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares languished near three-month lows on Wednesday as the spectre of higher borrowing costs in the United States and concerns ... «Business Insider, Jun 15»

Court: Fire insurance may cover mudslide damage after Wallow Fire

The case began in the summer of 2011 after the Wallow Fire broke out in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest. The fire, which started May 29, would go on to ... «Cronkite News, May 15»

Man kicked out of Wetherspoon pub The Wallow for wearing …

David Curry, 49, had travelled ten miles from home to visit The Wallow in Blyth, Northumberland, for the first time with wife Vee, 45, and her daughter Kayleigh. «Daily Mail, Apr 15»

Manatee County OKs major development in Parrish

This tree farm at Interstate 75 and Moccasin Wallow Road is slated to become a development with 542 homes, offices, stores, a theater and a hotel. «Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Apr 15»

Paula Patton says split from Robin Thicke has been 'challenging' but …

'The thing is, you can't wallow in sadness or stay in bed when you have a child,' the 2 Guns star said. 'And they're so full of life and wonder. And he brings me so ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»

Restaurant review: The Wallow

The Wallow Bar & Grill is the latest in a series of restaurants to occupy a spacious building on Spring River Road southwest of Sunriver Village. It may not be the ... «Bend Bulletin, Jan 15»

Wallow In '90s Nostalgia, And Question All Your Life Choices, With …

Wallow In '90s Nostalgia, And Question All Your Life Choices, With VH1's Buzzy New Show, "Hindsight". By Christine Champagne. Series creator Emily Fox ... «Co.Create, Jan 15»

How to wallow in the wintry weather

A man walks a dog in Palmer Square in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood on Tuesday. The weather this week is expected to turn frosty. A man walks a ... «Chicago Tribune, Nov 14»

Where Peccaries Wallow, Other Animals Follow

This camera trap photo shows a peccary in a wallow in Manú National Park, Peru. Research has shown that the wallows play an important role in the ecosystem. «National Geographic, Sep 14»

Hoosier moonshine trickles into the marketplace with Bear Wallow …

Indiana's first artisan distilleries have fired up their copper stills and begun serving up a mix of trendy spirits in glass jars, marking the beginning of what ... «Indianapolis Star, Aug 14»