wallowverb [ I ]
uk/ˈwɒl.əʊ/us/ˈwɑː.loʊ/(especially of some animals) to lie or roll around slowly in deep, wet earth, sand, or water:
a hippopotamus wallowing in mud
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Animal (non-human) behaviour
- accidental
- eusocial
- fledge
- lap
- maul
- migrant
- mob
- molt
- nest
- nuzzle
- perch
- prey
- ruminate
- scratch
- shy
- skitter
- slaver 1
- stampede
- torpor
- trot
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Movement on or through water
wallow
noun [ C usually singular ] ukusinformal
He likes a good wallow in the bath.
Phrasal verb(s)
wallow in sth