wallow in sth
(REMAIN UNHAPPY) — phrasal verb with wallow /ˈwɒl.əʊ/
/ˈwɑː.loʊ/ verb [I] Definition
› to remain in an unhappy emotional state without trying to get out of it, as if you are enjoying it or trying to get sympathy from other people: I wish she'd do something to help herself instead of just wallowing in self-pity!Keeping and staying the sameNot able to be changed
(Definition of wallow in sth (REMAIN UNHAPPY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- consistency noun (BEING THE SAME)
- consistent adjective (NOT CHANGING)
- continuum noun
- control noun (IN AN EXPERIMENT)
- fastness noun (FIXED)
- fixed adjective (FASTENED)
- flat adjective (FIXED)
- flat adjective (PROFITS)
- leave verb (REMAIN)
- leave well alone idiom
- level off phrasal verb
- peg verb (FIX)
- remain verb
- stability noun
- stabilize verb
- stable adjective
- steady adjective (FIRM)
- unchanged adjective
- undisturbed adjective
- wouldn't have it any other way idiom
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Keeping and staying the same
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