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title: wallow — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «wallow» in the school dictionary: To roll about in mud or water, as pigs, hippos and buffalo do to cool down. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# wallow

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**Who acts:** pigs, yourself, animals, Hippos, you, She · **What happens:** roll, do, cool down, let, stay, enjoy · **To what, where:** yourself, something, hot bath, mud, rivers, warm bubble bath

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«wallow» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [wallow in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/wallow.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To roll about in mud or water, as pigs, hippos and buffalo do to cool down.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wallow:m1:1
# text = To roll about in mud or water, as pigs, hippos and buffalo do to cool down.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	roll	roll	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	mud	mud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
9	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
10	pigs	pig	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	hippos	hippo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	buffalo	buffalo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
15	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	cool	cool	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	advcl	_	_
18	down	down	ADP	RP	_	17	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roll** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | about mud or water | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme about mud=Trajectory |
| 2 | **do** | present | pigs and hippos and buffalo |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **cool down** | to-infinitive | pigs and hippos and buffalo *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To let yourself stay sad or upset for a long time and enjoy feeling sorry for yourself.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wallow:m2:1
# text = To let yourself stay sad or upset for a long time and enjoy feeling sorry for yourself.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obj	_	_
4	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	upset	upset	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	enjoy	enjoy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
14	feeling	feel	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	xcomp	_	_
15	sorry	sorry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	xcomp	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | to-infinitive |  | yourself |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **stay** | infinitive | yourself *not said here* |  |  |  | time | sad *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **enjoy** | infinitive | yourself *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 4 | **feel** | gerund | yourself *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for yourself; sorry *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To enjoy something a lot, like wallowing in a hot bath.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wallow:m3:1
# text = To enjoy something a lot, like wallowing in a hot bath.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	enjoy	enjoy	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	wallowing	wallow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	bath	bath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enjoy** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **wallow** | gerund |  |  |  | a hot bath |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A muddy place where animals roll about.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wallow:m4:1
# text = A muddy place where animals roll about.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	muddy	muddy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	6	advmod	_	_
5	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	roll	roll	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	about	about	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roll about** | present | animals |  |  |  |  | about *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pigs wallowed happily in the mud.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wallow:x1:1
# text = The pigs wallowed happily in the mud.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pigs	pig	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wallowed	wallow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	happily	happily	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	mud	mud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wallow** | past | the pigs |  |  | the mud |  | happily *property* | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hippos wallow in rivers on hot days.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wallow:x2:1
# text = Hippos wallow in rivers on hot days.
1	Hippos	hippo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wallow	wallow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	rivers	river	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wallow** | present | Hippos |  |  | rivers | day |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stop wallowing and come and play.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wallow:x3:1
# text = Stop wallowing and come and play.
1	Stop	stop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	wallowing	wallow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	xcomp	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	come	come	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	play	play	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **wallow** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **come** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **play** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She wallowed in a warm bubble bath.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wallow:x4:1
# text = She wallowed in a warm bubble bath.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wallowed	wallow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	bubble	bubble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	bath	bath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wallow** | past | She |  |  | a warm bubble bath |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He wallowed in self-pity after losing the match.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wallow:x5:1
# text = He wallowed in self-pity after losing the match.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wallowed	wallow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	self	self	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	pity	pity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	losing	lose	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wallow** | past | He |  |  | self pity |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **lose** | gerund | He *not said here* | the match |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent match=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The buffalo found a muddy wallow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wallow:x6:1
# text = The buffalo found a muddy wallow.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	buffalo	buffalo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	muddy	muddy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	wallow	wallow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | the buffalo | a muddy wallow |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wallow=Topic |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The buffaloes generally keep to the pools and muddy places, where they lie wallowing or basking in the warm mud for hours.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wallow:x7:1
# text = The buffaloes generally keep to the pools and muddy places, where they lie wallowing or basking in the warm mud for hours.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	buffaloes	buffalo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	generally	generally	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	keep	keep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	pools	pool	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	muddy	muddy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	14	advmod	_	_
13	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	lie	lie	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
15	wallowing	wallow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	xcomp	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	basking	bask	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	conj	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	mud	mud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
22	for	for	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | the buffaloes |  |  |  |  | to the pools and muddy places; generally *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **lie** | present | buffaloes *= buffalo* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **wallow** | gerund | buffaloes *= buffalo* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **bask** | gerund | buffaloes *= buffalo* *not said here* |  |  | the warm mud | hour |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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