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# wallow

«wallow» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **To roll about in mud or water, as pigs, hippos and…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (wallow, wallows, wallowed, wallowing); noun (a wallow, wallows)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To roll about in mud or water, as pigs, hippos and buffalo do to cool down. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wallow/#m1)

2) To let yourself stay sad or upset for a long time and enjoy feeling sorry for yourself. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wallow/#m2)

3) To enjoy something a lot, like wallowing in a hot bath. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wallow/#m3)

4) A muddy place where animals roll about. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wallow/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means to roll about, in blood, ashes or vomit. It is a picture of disgrace or deep sorrow. Interpretation: Rolling in ashes was a custom of mourning, and the tradition reads it as grief and shame. In the primary lessons: In science lessons, animals wallow in mud to keep cool and keep insects off. In stories and everyday life, «wallowing in self-pity» means staying miserable instead of trying to feel better. Phrases: wallow in mud, wallow in self-pity.

### examples

- And Amasa lay wallowing in his blood in the midst of the highway. (Prophets 2SA.20.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wallow/#x1)
- He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, He hath made me to wallow in ashes. (Writings LAM.3.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wallow/#x2)
- Make ye him drunken, for he magnified himself against the LORD; and Moab shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision. (Prophets JER.48.26, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wallow/#x3)
- The pigs wallowed happily in the mud. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wallow/#x4)
- Hippos wallow in rivers on hot days. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wallow/#x5)
- Stop wallowing and come and play. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wallow/#x6)
- She wallowed in a warm bubble bath. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wallow/#x7)
- He wallowed in self-pity after losing the match. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wallow/#x8)
- The buffalo found a muddy wallow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wallow/#x9)
- The buffaloes generally keep to the pools and muddy places, where they lie wallowing or basking in the warm mud for hours. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wallow/#x10)

### note

Often followed by «in». Do not confuse with «swallow» (to take food down your throat) or «hollow» (empty inside).

### In the corpora

- [And Amasa lay wallowing in his blood in the midst of the highway.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.615/)
- [He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, He hath made me to wallow in ashes.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/LAM.69/)
- [Pigs wallow in mud to keep cool, because they cannot sweat much, and the mud also protects their skin from sunburn.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/210-pigs-mud-snouts-and-brains/4/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «wallow» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wallow/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.