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wallow in the mire

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables
wal-low in the mire
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wallow, mire.

verb

To revel in baseness or scandal.

Inflected Forms

wallows in the mire (present, singular) wallowing in the mire (participle, present) wallowed in the mire (participle, past) wallowed in the mire (past)

Questions

What does wallow in the mire mean?
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wallow, mire.

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