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wallowing

wallowing noun: the act of one who wallows. Also the present participle and gerund of wallow.

Noun

wallowing (plural wallowings)

  1. The act of one who wallows.
    • He gives graphic descriptions of the terrors of the Last Judgement and the luxurious wallowings of the blessed in the physical pleasures of Paradise.2012, Julian Baldick, Mystical Islam: An Introduction to Sufism, page 34

Also used as

wallowing is also the present participle and gerund of wallow.

Forms of wallowing

Adjective
comparativemore wallowing
superlativemost wallowing
Noun
pluralwallowings

Words formed from wallowing

Questions about wallowing

What does wallowing mean?
Wallowing means the act of one who wallows.
What part of speech is wallowing?
Wallowing is a noun.
What is the plural of wallowing?
The plural of wallowing is wallowings.

Words near wallowing in the dictionary

  1. wallowed
  2. wallower
  3. wallowers
  4. wallowest
  5. walloweth
  6. wallowing
  7. wallowingly
  8. wallowings
  9. wallowish
  10. wallows
  11. wallowsome

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