wallowing
present participle ofwallow
| 单词 | wallowing |
| 释义 | wallowing present participle ofwallow wallow verb[I] uk/ˈwɒl.əʊ/us/ˈwɑː.loʊ/(especiallyof someanimals) tolieorrollaroundslowlyindeep,wetearth,sand, orwater: ahippopotamuswallowinginmud Animal (non-human) behaviour
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Movement on or through water Phrasal verbwallow insomething Examplesofwallowingwallowing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Ian never really forgave himself for not being with his dying wife and admitted to 'wallowing' in selfish anger for a long time. From theCambridge English Corpus This missive is highly unwelcome to me, for it shows that our country iswallowingin debt. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Politicians of all shapes, sizes and colours arewallowingin a warm bath of anti-commercialism. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They presume to use the workforce as scapegoats, challenging their acquired rights and almost implying that they arewallowingin affluence. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English We had no intention of crying over spilt milk, and certainly not ofwallowingin it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 All of them are achieving higher returns than us, while we arewallowingin chronic recession. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English We arewallowingin the trap of the double deficit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He comes here nowwallowingin emotive tears about the hardship that widows are suffering. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Here in this country we arewallowingin welfare. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 So often, when we have these debates, ceasewallowingin mutual congratulation and start getting down to cases, the odd interesting and important point emerges. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In the last week we seem to have beenwallowingin uncertainty and seemingly inadequate intelligence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He waswallowingself-righteously in self-pity—and for what? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Now we can indulge both failings simultaneously, and many people arewallowingin short-term gloom. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I shall not take too much more timewallowingin past successes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If we do not have that, we are simplywallowingin the failures of the past. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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