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to hog-wallowing

to hog-wallowing

9.4
To roll or lie in mud and enjoy getting dirty
  • verb
  • /hɔgˈwɑloʊɪŋ/
translation icon : revolcarse en el barro
  • The pigs are hog-wallowing in the mud.

Examples

  • After the rainstorm, the children were hog-wallowing in the muddy puddles, laughing and playing.

  • The football players ended up hog-wallowing after sliding through the wet field.

  • After the rainstorm, the children were hog-wallowing in the muddy backyard.

  • The piglets spent the afternoon hog-wallowing under the farmer's watchful eye.

  • Don't disturb the hog-wallowing animals!

  • The piglets spent the afternoon hog-wallowing in the warm mud, enjoying the sunshine.

  • The football players ended up hog-wallowing in the mud after a tackle on the slippery field.

Synonyms

to wallow
vsto hog-wallowing
10 4.1

To roll about in mud or water to cool off

is more about messy carefree rolling without a cooling or practical purpose

Antonyms

to clean
∞ 1.0

To remove dirt and stains

dry
791 1.0

Not wet or without any liquid

How Messy

to hog-wallowing
9.4
wallow
1 4.8
to sprawl
32 4.1
to roll
∞ 1.0
to lie down
221 1.0

Surface Forms

hog-wallowing infinitive
hog-wallowed past
hog-wallowed past participle
hog-wallowing present participle
hog-wallows third person singular

Morphology

hog-wallowing = hog + wallow (transparent) = hog + wallow + ing

The compound 'hog' + 'wallow' yields the verb meaning to wallow in the manner of a hog, and '-ing' marks the progressive/gerund form, which is directly derivable.

Etymology

Hog-wallowing comes from hog (which means 'pig') and wallow (which means 'to roll in mud or water'). It gives the clear image of a pig happily rolling in the mud, so when a person is hog-wallowing they are rolling or lying about in mud in a messy, carefree way.