How to pronounce wallow
Say it like WAH-loh. Wallow has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (WAH).
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- WAH
- loh
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Wallow pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- WAHSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.
- lohKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "o" in go.
American vs British pronunciation of wallow
- The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English.
- The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh".
British respelling: WOL-oh.
What does wallow mean?
- To roll oneself about in something dirty, for example in mud.“Pigs wallow in the mud.”
- To move lazily or heavily in any medium.
- To immerse oneself in, to occupy oneself with, metaphorically.“She wallowed in her misery.”
- An instance of wallowing.
- A pool of water or mud in which animals wallow, or the depression left by them in the ground.
- A kind of rolling walk.
Where does wallow come from?
From Middle English walowen, walewen, walwen, welwen, from Old English wealwian (“to roll”), from Proto-West Germanic *walwōn, variant of *walwijan, from Proto-Germanic *walwijaną (“to roll”), from Proto-Indo-European *welw-, from Proto-Ind
Words that rhyme with wallow
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Questions about saying wallow
How do you pronounce wallow?
Say WAH-loh. The American pronunciation is /ˈwɑloʊ/. In British English it is /ˈwɒləʊ/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in wallow?
Wallow has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (WAH). Broken into parts: WAH · loh.
Is wallow pronounced differently in British English?
Yes. The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English. The British form is /ˈwɒləʊ/ (WOL-oh).