wallowed

verb

Definition of wallowednext
past tense of wallow
1
as in revelled
to completely give (oneself) over to something (such as an emotion) After being laid off, he spent much of his time wallowing in self-pity. They wallowed in all the indulgences provided by the resort.

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2
as in shuffled
to roll around in an ungainly manner We saw a herd of cattle wallowing in the marsh.

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  1. shuffled
  2. struggled
  3. swayed
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  • John then shuffled through the expansion era and modern baseball ballots twice apiece, getting spurned by the voting committees.
    Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Forensic accountants testified that Marilyn was the one who gave Nick the money, who then shuffled it around to various bank accounts, before wiring it back to Marilyn.
    Mikenzie Frost, Baltimore Sun, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of shuffled
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  • Based in London early in his career, Galliano struggled throughout the Eighties and early Nineties, with a succession of backers.
    Miles Socha, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
  • However, many organizations have struggled to manage the volume of projects, overwhelming their capacity.
    Barry Cousins, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of struggled
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  • After hearing testimony from experts, however, the judge wasn’t swayed.
    Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Raskin, who is close with Nadler, had initially been against the run, but was swayed by outreach from dozens of colleagues, Axios previously reported.
    Andrew Solender, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of swayed
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