The hippopotamus wallowed in the mud.

Meaning: A hippopotamus indulged in rolling or moving around in the mud.

Choice of Words: Hippopotamus is the large, semi-aquatic animal being described. Wallowed suggests the hippopotamus's rolling or moving around in a substance. In indicates the location of the hippopotamus's action. Mud is the substance in which the hippopotamus is wallowing.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• Hippopotamus wallowed mud happily.
• Hippopotamus wallowed in muddy water.
• The hippopotamus wallowed happily.
• Pigs wallowed in mud enjoying the sun.
• Pigs wallowed happily in the cool mud bath.
• Pigs wallowed in the mud.
• The muddy piglets wallowed in the cool mud.
• The hippopotamus yawned widely.
• The hippopotamus waddled through the water, its huge body creating ripples.
• The hippopotamus waddled through the water clumsily.