wallow

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwɒləʊ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈwɑloʊ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(wolō)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

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InglésEspañol
wallow vi figurative (dwell on [sth] bad)dar vueltas sobre algo loc verb
  obsesionarse con algo loc verb
 OK, you lost your job, but it won't do you any good to wallow; go out and start looking for a new one.
 Perdiste tu empleo, pero no te hará bien dar vueltas sobre eso, empieza a buscar otro.
wallow in [sth] vi + prep figurative (indulge in negative state)regodearse en v prnl + prep
 There's nothing he enjoys more than wallowing in misery.
 No hay nada que disfrute más que regodearse en la miseria.
wallow in [sth] vi + prep figurative (wealth, possessions: have plenty) (figurado)nadar en vi + prep
 The old man was wallowing in money.
 El anciano nadaba en dinero.
wallow in [sth] vi + prep (lie around)revolcarse en v prnl + prep
 Hippos love wallowing in mud.
 A los hipopótamos les encanta revolcarse en el lodo.
wallow n (muddy depression)revolcadero nm
 The photographer waited at the wallow hoping to see a buffalo.
 El fotógrafo esperaba en el revolcadero con la esperanza de ver un búfalo.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
wallow in self-pity v expr disapproving (feel sorry for yourself)ahogarse en remordimientos loc verb
wallow in your grief v expr (dwell on the loss of [sb] or [sth])autocompadecerse v prnl
 Everyone dies, so you can't keep wallowing in your grief.
 Todo el mundo muere, así que no puedes continuar autocompadeciéndote.
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