Wallowing Meaning in English
word · lemma: wallow
التعريف
'Wallowing' means rolling around in something (like mud or water), or, more often, spending a lot of time feeling a particular emotion, especially negative ones like sadness or self-pity.
الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة
Commonly used for animals (like pigs in mud) and more often figuratively for people overly absorbed in emotions ('wallowing in sadness'). Mostly informal. Don't confuse with 'dwelling on' or 'obsessing over', which are similar but less physical.
جمل نموذجية
The pig was wallowing in the mud.
basic
She is wallowing in sadness after the breakup.
basic
Stop wallowing and do something about your problems.
basic
He spent the whole weekend wallowing in self-pity.
natural
They were wallowing in luxury at the five-star resort.
natural
Sometimes, wallowing in a good book is the best escape.
natural