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wallow

[wol-oh] / ˈwɒl oʊ /




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Arsenal are fresh from Champions League final heartbreak but there is no time to wallow.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Having lost their World Cup play-off semi-finals against Bosnia-Herzegovina and Italy respectively five days earlier, given the choice, Wales and Northern Ireland would probably have had the night off to wallow.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Don’t mistake this stylish feature debut for a misery wallow, however, or some poetic character study.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025

It won’t slam the door on Tesfaye’s movie ambitions, but as a bid to conquer the big screen, it’s an off-putting, see-what-sticks wallow that treats the power of cinema like a midconcert costume change.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2025

With a giant fish behind, it starts to wallow.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick




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