- present participle of wallow.
wallowing
Example Sentences
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It was as distasteful a segment as you’d expect from “Update,” yet also somehow straddled the line between wallowing in the scandal and mining some genuine laughs out of it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 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
Results are decent, and there is a rising cash balance, but the stock price is wallowing at less than half its 2007 high.
From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025
But the American supporters weren’t wallowing in silence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2025
Fortunately for him, he was wallowing in the mud pen when his lean-to had a hole blasted through the roof boards.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
