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indecision(dictionary)
wallow(1)(dictionary)
wallow(2)(dictionary)
wallow(3)(dictionary)
wallow(4)(dictionary)
wallow(dictionary)

wallow(3) (iou) and indecision (iou)


wallow(3) (iou)



wallow verb1.
[Old English w(e)alwian, ult. from Germanic from Indo-European base repr. by Latin volvere to roll.]
I. verb intrans.
Esp. of a person or animal: roll about or toss from side to side while lying down. rare exc. as in sense 2. OE.
Defoe Some that were wounded and lame..lay wallowing and screaming..upon the ground.
b. Of a ship etc.: roll from side to side; sail with a rolling motion; be tossed about. ME.
c. (Of the sea etc.) roll, heave, toss; (of a liquid, smoke, etc.) gush, surge (up). LME.
d. Move (about) heavily, clumsily, or with a rolling gait. L16.
a. Roll about, lie relaxed, in or in some liquid, viscous, or yielding substance (as mire, blood, water, etc.). OE.
b. fig. Remain plunged, take delight, or indulge unrestrainedly in or in vice, sensuality, pleasure, misery, etc.; revel in. ME.
c. Foll. by in: have plenty (of wealth or possessions). Chiefly derog. LME-M18.
II. verb trans.
Cause (a rounded object) to roll or turn over; trundle. Long rare. LME.
Cause (a person or animal) to wallow. Chiefly refl. or in pass. LME-L17.
wallower noun (a) Mechanics a trundle, a lantern-wheel; (b) a person who or animal which wallows: M16.
wallowingly adverb in a wallowing manner M16.

indecision (iou)



indecision noun. M18.
[French indecision, formed as IN-3 + DECISION.]
Lack of decision; inability to make up one's mind; hesitation. Also (rare), an instance of this.