Synonyms of the word wallow


WALLOWBILLOW - DELIGHT - ENJOY - EXULT - INDULGE - MOVE - REJOICE - REVEL - ROLL - SOAR - SURGE - TRIUMPH - WELTER - ZOOM

wallow

  • v. (intransitive) To roll oneself about in something dirty, for example in mud.
  • v. to move lazily or heavily in any medium; to flounder.
  • v. (intransitive) To immerse oneself in, to occupy oneself with, metaphorically.
  • v. (intransitive) To live or exist in filth or in a sickening manner.
  • v. (intransitive, Britain, Scotland, dialect) To wither; to fade.
  • n. An instance of wallowing.
  • n. A pool of water or mud in which animals wallow, or the depression left by them in the ground.
  • n. A kind of rolling walk.
  • adj. (now dialectal) Tasteless, flat.

billow

  • n. A large wave, swell, surge, or undulating mass of something, such as water, smoke, fabric or sound.
  • v. To surge or roll in billows.
  • v. To swell out or bulge.

delight

  • n. Joy; pleasure.
  • n. Something that gives great joy or pleasure.
  • v. To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly.
  • v. (intransitive) To have or take great pleasure.

enjoy

  • v. To receive pleasure or satisfaction from something.
  • v. To have the use or benefit of something.
  • v. To have sexual intercourse with.

exult

  • v. to rejoice, be very happy.

indulge

  • v. (intransitive, often followed by "in"): To yield to a temptation or desire.
  • v. (transitive) To satisfy the wishes or whims of.
  • v. To give way to (a habit or temptation); not to oppose or restrain.
  • v. To grant an extension to the deadline of a payment.
  • v. To grant as by favour; to bestow in concession, or in compliance with a wish or request.

move

  • v. (intransitive) To change place or posture; to stir; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to…
  • v. (intransitive) To act; to take action; to stir; to begin to act.
  • v. (intransitive) To change residence, for example from one house, town, or state, to another; to go and…
  • v. (intransitive, chess, and other games) To change the place of a piece in accordance with the rules of…
  • v. (transitive, ergative) To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry,…
  • v. (transitive, chess) To transfer (a piece or man) from one space or position to another, according to the…
  • v. (transitive) To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion,…
  • v. (transitive) To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion,…
  • v. (transitive, intransitive) To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration…
  • v. (transitive, obsolete) To mention; to raise (a question); to suggest (a course of action); to lodge (a…
  • v. (transitive, obsolete) To incite, urge (someone to do something); to solicit (someone for or of an issue);…
  • v. (transitive, obsolete) To apply to, as for aid.
  • v. (law, transitive, intransitive) To request an action from the court.
  • n. The act of moving; a movement.
  • n. An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.
  • n. A formalized or practiced action used in athletics, dance, physical exercise, self-defense, hand-to-hand…
  • n. The event of changing one's residence.
  • n. A change in strategy.
  • n. A transfer, a change from one employer to another.
  • n. (board games) The act of moving a token on a gameboard from one position to another according to the rules…

rejoice

  • v. (intransitive) To be very happy, be delighted, exult; to feel joy.
  • v. (obsolete, transitive) To have (someone) as a lover or spouse; to enjoy sexually.
  • v. (transitive) To make happy, exhilarate.
  • v. (obsolete) To enjoy.

revel

  • n. An instance of merrymaking; a celebration.
  • v. To make merry; to have a gay, lively time.
  • v. To take delight in.
  • v. (obsolete) To draw back; to retract.
  • n. (architecture) Alternative form of reveal.

roll

  • v. (ergative) To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward…
  • v. (intransitive) To turn over and over.
  • v. To tumble in gymnastics; to do a somersault.
  • v. (transitive) To wrap (something) round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing…
  • v. (transitive) To bind or involve by winding, as in a bandage; to enwrap; often with up.
  • v. (intransitive) To be wound or formed into a cylinder or ball.
  • v. (ergative) To drive or impel forward with an easy motion, as of rolling.
  • v. (ergative) To utter copiously, especially with sounding words; to utter with a deep sound; — often with…
  • v. To press or level with a roller; to spread or form with a roll, roller, or rollers.
  • v. (intransitive) To spread itself under a roller or rolling-pin.
  • v. (ergative) To move, or cause to be moved, upon, or by means of, rollers or small wheels.
  • v. (chiefly US, Canada, colloquial) To leave or begin a journey.
  • v. (chiefly US, Canada, colloquial) To compete, especially with vigor.
  • v. To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a roll upon.
  • v. (geometry) To apply (one line or surface) to another without slipping; to bring all the parts of (one…
  • v. To turn over in one's mind; to revolve.
  • v. (US, slang) To behave in a certain way; to adopt a general disposition toward a situation.
  • v. (dice games, transitive, intransitive) To throw dice.
  • v. (dice games, transitive) To roll dice such that they form a given pattern or total.
  • v. (role-playing games) To create a new character in a role-playing game, especially by using dice to determine…
  • v. (computing) To generate a random number.
  • v. (nautical, of a vessel) To rotate on its fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down. Compare…
  • v. (transitive) To beat up; to attack and cause physical damage to.
  • v. (transitive, slang) To cause to betray secrets or to testify for the prosecution.
  • v. (intransitive, slang) To betray secrets.
  • v. (slang) To be under the influence of MDMA (a psychedelic stimulant, also known as ecstasy).
  • v. (intransitive, of a camera) To film.
  • v. (transitive, soccer) To slip past (a defender) with the ball.
  • v. To have a rolling aspect.
  • v. (figuratively, intranstive) To perform a periodical revolution; to move onward as with a revolution.
  • v. To move, like waves or billows, with alternate swell and depression.
  • v. (figuratively, intransitive) to move and cause an effect on someone.
  • v. (intransitive) To make a loud or heavy rumbling noise.
  • n. The act of rolling, or state of being rolled.
  • n. A forward or backward roll in gymnastics; going head over heels. A tumble.
  • n. That which rolls; a roller.
  • n. A kind of shortened raised biscuit or bread, often rolled or doubled upon itself; see also bread roll.
  • n. (nautical, aviation) The oscillating movement of a nautical vessel as it rotates from side to side, on…
  • n. (nautical) The measure or extent to which a vessel rotates from side to side, on its fore-and-aft axis.
  • n. A heavy, reverberatory sound.
  • n. The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as scarcely to be distinguished by the ear.
  • n. (obsolete) Part; office; duty; rôle.
  • n. A measure of parchments, containing five dozen.
  • n. The rotation angle about the longitudinal axis.
  • n. The act of, or total resulting from, rolling one or more dice.
  • n. A winning streak of continuing luck, especially at gambling (and especially in the phrase on a roll).
  • n. A training match for a fighting dog.

soar

  • v. to fly aloft with little effort, as a bird.
  • v. to mount upward on wings, or as on wings.
  • v. to remain aloft by means of a glider or other unpowered aircraft.
  • v. to rise, especially rapidly or unusually high.
  • v. (figuratively) To rise in thought, spirits, or imagination; to be exalted in mood.
  • n. The act of soaring.
  • n. An upward flight.

surge

  • n. A sudden transient rush, flood or increase.
  • n. The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's forward/backward oscillation.
  • n. (electricity) A sudden electrical spike or increase of voltage and current.
  • n. (nautical) The swell or heave of the sea. (FM 55-501).
  • n. (obsolete) A spring; a fountain.
  • n. The tapered part of a windlass barrel or a capstan, upon which the cable surges, or slips.
  • v. (intransitive) To rush, flood, or increase suddenly.
  • v. To accelerate forwards, particularly suddenly.
  • v. (transitive, nautical) To slack off a line.

triumph

  • n. A conclusive success following an effort, conflict, or confrontation of obstacles; victory; conquest.
  • n. A magnificent and imposing ceremonial performed in honor of a victor.
  • n. (obsolete) Any triumphal procession; a pompous exhibition; a stately show or pageant.
  • n. A state of joy or exultation at success.
  • n. (obsolete) A trump card.
  • n. A card game, also called trump.
  • n. (historical, Ancient Rome) a ceremony held to publicly celebrate and sanctify the military achievement…
  • n. A work of art, cuisine, etc. of very high quality.
  • v. To celebrate victory with pomp; to rejoice over success; to exult in an advantage gained; to exhibit exultation.
  • v. To prevail over rivals, challenges, or difficulties.
  • v. To succeed, win, or attain ascendancy.
  • v. To be prosperous; to flourish.
  • v. To play a trump in a card game.

welter

  • n. A general confusion or muddle.
  • v. (intransitive) To roll around; to wallow.
  • v. (intransitive, figuratively) To revel, luxuriate.
  • v. (intransitive) (of waves, billows) To rise and fall, to tumble over, to roll.
  • adj. Heavyweight (of horsemen).
  • v. To wither; to wilt.

zoom

  • n. a humming noise from something moving very fast.
  • n. a quick ascent.
  • n. a big increase.
  • n. an augmentation of a view by varying the focal length of a lens.
  • v. to move fast with a humming noise.
  • v. to fly an airplane straight up.
  • v. to move rapidly.
  • v. to go up sharply.
  • v. to change the focal length of a zoom lens.
  • v. (used with in or out) to manipulate a display so as to magnify or shrink it.

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