Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - wallow
Wallow
wallow
v. & n. --v.intr. 1 (esp. of an animal) roll about in mud, sand, water, etc. 2 (usu. foll. by in) indulge in unrestrained sensuality, pleasure, misery, etc. (wallows in nostalgia). --n. 1 the act or an instance of wallowing. 2 a a place used by buffalo etc. for wallowing. b the depression in the ground caused by this. Derivatives wallower n. Etymology: OE walwian roll f. Gmc
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I. intransitive verb see: voluble Date: before 12th century to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner , to billow forth ; surge, to devote oneself entirely, 4. to become abundantly supplied ; luxuriate , to indulge oneself immoderately , to become or remain helpless , ~er noun II. noun Date: 15th century an act or instance of ~ing, 2. a muddy area or one filled with dust used by animals for ~ing, a depression formed by or as if by the ~ing of animals, a state of degradation or degeneracy ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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