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To roll oneself about in something dirty, for example in mud. / To move lazily or heavily in any medium. / (figuratively) To immerse oneself in, to occupy oneself with, metaphorically.

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wallow

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Source Word

wallow

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈwɒ.ləʊ/

Verb

intransitive figuratively

To roll oneself about in something dirty, for example in mud. / To move lazily or heavily in any medium. / (figuratively) To immerse oneself in, to occupy oneself with, metaphorically.

Japanese Meaning

泥や汚れたものの中で身を転がす、または埋もれること / 重苦しくまたは怠惰に移動する、または動くこと / 比喩的に、ある感情や状態に没頭する、または身を委ねること

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After the rain, the pigs love to wallow in the thick, cool mud to stay comfortable.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

雨の後、豚たちは快適に過ごすために濃くて冷たい泥の中で転げ回るのが大好きだ。

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Sense（1）

To roll oneself about in something dirty, for example in mud.

Pigs wallow in the mud.

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Sense（2）

To move lazily or heavily in any medium.

Amongst the cruisers, it's not such good news. New Orleans is sunk; Wichita is wallowing and desperately in need of assistance, which two destroyers are providing; meanwhile, Biloxi and Vincennes are both in the process of going down and being abandoned, whilst Miami is right on the knife-edge of being recoverable, with three destroyers clustering around offering pumping and additional damage-control crews to try and keep the light cruiser afloat.

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