Wallow Definition & Meaning

wallow
noun
  1. a puddle where animals go to wallow
  2. an indolent or clumsy rolling about; "a good wallow in the water"
verb
  1. devote oneself entirely to something; indulge in to an immoderate degree, usually with pleasure; "Wallow in luxury"; "wallow in your sorrows"
  2. roll around, "pigs were wallowing in the mud"
  3. rise up as if in waves; "smoke billowed up into the sky"
  4. be ecstatic with joy
  5. delight greatly in; "wallow in your success!"

"Wallow" in song lyrics

See how wallow is used in real songs:

  • "poison keen justify recollect sunken boisterous wallow"
    Aceyalone — The Greatest Show on Earth
  • "I crack face, Your jaw hit, You fall bloody on the ground and start to wallow"
    Holocaust & American Poets 2099 f/ Ace Gauntlit, Fes Taylor, GS Advance, Phil Anastasia — Chamber of Poets
  • "Still Lord, over there on Wallow"
    Legit Ballaz — Somebody Got to Die

Usage tips for "wallow"

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