wallow

To wallow is defined as to roll in or indulge.

(verb)

An example of to wallow is for a pig to roll about in the mud.
An example of to wallow is to continuously feel bad for one's self and to have self-pity.

The definition of a wallow is an act of or spot for rolling about or indulging.

(noun)

An example of a wallow for a pig is a pit of mud.

See wallow in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb

to roll about or lie relaxed, as in mud, dust or water
to move heavily and clumsily; roll and pitch, as a ship
to live or indulge oneself to an immoderate degree (in a specified thing, condition, etc.): to wallow in self-pity
to surge or billow

Origin: ME walwen < OE wealwian, to roll around < PGmc *walw- < IE *wolw- < base *wel- > walk

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See wallow in American Heritage Dictionary 4

intransitive verb wal·lowed, wal·low·ing, wal·lows

To roll the body about indolently or clumsily in or as if in water, snow, or mud.
To luxuriate; revel: wallow in self-righteousness.
To be plentifully supplied: wallowing in money.
To move with difficulty in a clumsy or rolling manner; flounder: “The car wallowed back through the slush, with ribbons of bright water trickling down the windshield from the roof” (Anne Tyler).
To swell or surge forth; billow.

noun

The act or an instance of wallowing.
a. A pool of water or mud where animals go to wallow.
b. The depression, pool, or pit produced by wallowing animals.
A condition of degradation or baseness.

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Origin: Middle English walowen

Origin: , from Old English wealwian; see wel-² in Indo-European roots

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