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    [Verb]  | "wal*low" | \ ˈwä-(ˌ)lō \


    1: to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner

    2: to billow forth : surge

    3: to devote oneself entirely; especially : to take unrestrained pleasure : delight


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English walwen "to turn oneself over and over, writhe about, roll oneself in a substance, indulge oneself unrestrainedly," going back to Old English wealwian "to roll (of a round object), to roll from side to side (of a person or animal), roll in a substance," going back to Germanic *walwōjan-, iterative derivative of a base *walw-, also in Gothic afwalwjan "to roll away (an object)," atwalwjan "to roll up to," going back to Indo-European *u̯ol-u̯-, ablaut derivative of a base *u̯el-u̯-, whence Latin volvō, volvere "to set in a circular course, cause to roll" (< *u̯eluu̯ō), Greek eilýō, eilýein "to wrap round, envelop," Armenian gelum "to twist, squeeze";

      * Note : The base *u̯el-u̯- is taken to be an extension of *u̯el- "roll"—see: etymology and note at {welter:1|welter:1}.;

    [Verb]  | "wallowing" 


    1: to completely give (oneself) over to something (such as an emotion);


      * e.g., " ... After being laid off, he spent much of his time wallowing in self-pity. "





    2: to roll around in an ungainly manner;


      * e.g., " ... We saw a herd of cattle wallowing in the marsh. "





    [Verb]  | "wallow" 


    1: to completely give (oneself) over to something (such as an emotion);


      * e.g., " ... After being laid off, he spent much of his time wallowing in self-pity. "





    2: to roll around in an ungainly manner;


      * e.g., " ... We saw a herd of cattle wallowing in the marsh. "






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