wallow

A person who needs assistance can wallow in frustration or make the choice to ask for help.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

When I think about Mexico, I don’t wallow in memories involving Montezuma and his gastrointestinal revenge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

“But you can’t wallow in grief while you’re actively caregiving. I’d never get anything done. You soldier on.”

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026

It's a return to the cheeky good humour he's known for - because, Sam being Sam, he'd rather count his blessings than wallow in his feelings.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2025

I miss the warmth of my relationship with Andrecito and Jaimito, hut I try not to wallow in memories.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau

It wallows in angst and stress but has no psychological depth, sticking to bromides like “You’re special” and “Be yourself.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Chris messes up, he wallows, he does his best to make things right and they don’t always wrap up neatly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2024

While the bison do help keep back some of the invasive grasses, Dennhardt explains that they create wallows and cause erosion.

From National Geographic ● Jan. 18, 2024

Large herbivores such as Cape buffalo and red deer make temporary pools by creating wallows, which also interrupt wildfires.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 9, 2023

In comparison to theirs, our raft wallows dangerously low, its inflated sides loose and sagging.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

He compares it to a friend who got divorced and wallowed in it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2023

The risk-sensitive Australian and New Zealand dollars wallowed near multi-month lows.

From Reuters ● Aug. 9, 2023

The Wildcats have won 13 straight in the Sunflower Showdown as the Jayhawks have wallowed at the bottom of the Big 12.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2022

As for Ephron, she'd turn to potatoes — her carb of choice — when life got sharp around the edges, and wallowed in a bowl of buttery mashed comfort.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2022

The trauma of having found employment had affected his valve negatively, and he was waiting until the warm water in which he wallowed like a pink hippopotamus had a calming effect upon his system.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

The currency was sitting at around 155.90 per dollar Friday, having been wallowing around 160.40 Tuesday.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

This is the kind of art that would find a suitable home in a crypto king’s Miami mansion, and whose pretense of depth can’t conceal its wallowing in the shallows.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

Recent polls show Villaraigosa, 73, wallowing at the bottom of the field, though none of the major Democratic candidates have an overwhelming edge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026

Of course, some anger and frustration will come out during these talks, but long-term wallowing and ruminating on perceived unfairness can be more damaging than the layoff itself.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 2, 2026

Like I had been practicing for wallowing in it my whole life.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri