wallow vs roll

wallow and roll both are nouns.

wallow and roll both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wallow	Yes	No	Yes	No
roll	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, roll is a hypernym of wallow; that is, roll is a word with a broader meaning than wallow:

wallow: an indolent or clumsy rolling about
roll: rotary motion of an object around its own axis

Other hypernyms of wallow include axial motion, axial rotation.

wallow (noun)	roll (noun)
an indolent or clumsy rolling about	a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
a puddle where animals go to wallow	the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
	the act of throwing dice
	walking with a swaying gait
	anything rolled up in cylindrical form
	photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
	a list of names
	a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
	a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
	a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
	rotary motion of an object around its own axis
	the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
	small rounded bread either plain or sweet
	a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)
	a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

wallow (verb)	roll (verb)
delight greatly in	execute a roll, in tumbling
devote oneself entirely to something; indulge in to an immoderate degree, usually with pleasure	take the shape of a roll or cylinder
be ecstatic with joy	show certain properties when being rolled
roll around	boil vigorously
rise up as if in waves	shape by rolling
	pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/
	arrange or coil around
	begin operating or running
	flatten or spread with a roller
	move by turning over or rotating
	move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
	move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
	move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
	cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
	move, rock, or sway from side to side
	emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound
	sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
	occur in soft rounded shapes

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