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wallowing Meaning in Japanese (wallowing 英語 意味)

もがく, 泥や水の中で転げ回る, (不快な感情や状況に)ふける
もがく in English:wallowing
Quick Answer • 要約

wallowing の日本語の意味は「もがく, 泥や水の中で転げ回る, (不快な感情や状況に)ふける」です。 (泥や水などのぬかるんだ場所で、体を横たえたり転げ回ったりする行為。通常、涼むためや楽しみのため。)

Definitions of Wallowing

  1. 1
    verb
    泥や水の中で転げ回る

    The act of rolling about or lying lazily in mud, water, or something similar, typically to cool oneself or for pleasure.

    泥や水などのぬかるんだ場所で、体を横たえたり転げ回ったりする行為。通常、涼むためや楽しみのため。

  2. 2
    verb
    (不快な感情や状況に)ふける

    The act of indulging in an unrestrained way in an undesirable emotion or situation, such as self-pity, misery, or luxury.

    自己憐憫、不幸、贅沢などの望ましくない感情や状況に、抑制なく没頭する行為。

Example Sentences

“The pigs were wallowing happily in the mud near the riverbank.”

豚たちは川岸の近くの泥の中で楽しそうにもがれていた。

“She spent days wallowing in self-pity after the unexpected breakup.”

彼女は予期せぬ別れの後、数日間、自己憐憫にふけっていた。

“He was wallowing in his own misery, refusing to seek any help.”

彼は自分の不幸にふけり、助けを求めようとしなかった。

Synonyms (類語)

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Antonyms (対義語)

In English:

overcomingrecoveringmoving on

Inflected Word Forms

infinitivewallow
third person singularwallows
past tensewallowed
nounwallow

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

wallow in self-pityexpression

To indulge excessively in feelings of sadness and regret about one's own problems.

wallow in luxuryexpression

To enjoy a life of great comfort and expensive things.