wallow
Tasteless, flatTasteless, flat.
» They were wallowing in the mud.
Sie suhlten sich im Schlamm. — Sudajaengi
Они валялись в грязи. — marafon
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1 senses(dialectal)Tasteless, flat.
Examples
18 sentencesThey were wallowing in the mud.
ruОни валялись в грязи. — marafon
deSie suhlten sich im Schlamm. — Sudajaengi
Look at that donkey wallowing in the mud.
Tom wallowed in self-pity after Mary dumped him.
deTom zerfloss in Selbstmitleid, nachdem Maria ihm den Laufpass gegeben hatte. — raggione
We can't just stay here wallowing in self-pity.
We cannot just stay here wallowing in self-pity.
Origin
From Middle English walwe, walh, from Old English wealg, from Proto-West Germanic *walg, fFrom Middle English walwe, walh, from Old English wealg, from Proto-West Germanic *walg, from Proto-Germanic *walgaz. Cognate with Dutch walg (“disgust”), dialectal Norwegian valg (“tasteless”). Doublet of waugh.
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Forms
more wallow, most wallow| Comparative | more wallow Lesson |
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| Superlative | most wallow Lesson |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form