wallow in the mire

verb

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

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Meanings

verbwallow in the mire (third-person singular simple present wallows in the mire, present participle wallowing in the mire, simple past and past participle wallowed in the mire)

present singular third person wallows in the mire · participle present wallowing in the mire · participle past wallowed in the mire · past wallowed in the mire

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wallow, mire.
  2. figurativelyTo revel in baseness or scandal.
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APA

wallow in the mire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wallow%20in%20the%20mire

MLA

“wallow in the mire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wallow%20in%20the%20mire. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wallow in the mire,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wallow%20in%20the%20mire.

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