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wallow in the mire

wallow in the mire verb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wallow, mire.

Verb

wallow in the mire (third-person singular simple present wallows in the mire, present participle wallowing in the mire, simple past and past participle wallowed in the mire)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wallow, mire.
  2. (figuratively) To revel in baseness or scandal.

Forms of wallow in the mire

third-person singular presentwallows in the mire
present participlewallowing in the mire
past participlewallowed in the mire
pastwallowed in the mire

Questions about wallow in the mire

What does wallow in the mire mean?
Wallow in the mire means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wallow, mire.
What part of speech is wallow in the mire?
Wallow in the mire is a verb.
What is the past tense of wallow in the mire?
The past tense of wallow in the mire is wallowed in the mire.

Words near wallow in the mire in the dictionary

  1. wallopping
  2. wallops
  3. Wallops Island
  4. wallow
  5. Wallow Green
  6. wallow in the mire
  7. Wallowa
  8. Wallowa County
  9. wallowed
  10. wallower
  11. wallowers

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