sich im Schmutz wälzen

to wallow in filth

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Noun

Schmutz m.

Verb

wälzen

Topic

Gefühle und Geist

In a sentence

Der Hund wälzt sich nach dem Spaziergang genüsslich im Schmutz.

How it is used

Literally 'to wallow in filth' (e.g., a pig); figuratively, to indulge in degrading behavior. Neutral to colloquial. Use figuratively to criticize someone reveling in gossip or scandal.

Other verbs that go with Schmutz

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• im Schmutz herumwühlen (auch fig.)to rummage in filth
• jdn. mit Schmutz bewerfento throw filth at someone
• jdn. durch / in den Schmutz ziehento drag someone through the mud

All collocations with Schmutz