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   wallow

   /ˈwɒləʊ/

   verb

   • 1. (chiefly of large mammals) roll about or lie in mud or water, especially to keep cool or avoid biting insects: "there were watering places where buffalo liked to wallow" Similar loll aboutloll aroundlie aboutlie aroundtumble abouttumble aroundsplash aboutsplash aroundsloshwadepaddleslopsquelchwelterinformal:splosh
   • ▪ (of a boat or aircraft) roll from side to side: "a ship wallowing in stormy seas" Similar rolllurchtoss (about)plungereelswayrockflounderkeellistlabourmake heavy weather
   • 2. (of a person) indulge in an unrestrained way in (something that one finds pleasurable): "I was wallowing in the luxury of the hotel" Similar luxuriatebasktake pleasuretake satisfactionindulge (oneself)delightrevelglorygive oneself up totake toenjoylikeloverelishsavourrejoice inexult ininformal:get a kick/buzz out ofget a kick/buzz fromget a bang fromget a charge out ofOpposite eschew

   noun

   • 1. an act of wallowing: "a wallow in nostalgia"
   • 2. a depression containing mud or shallow water, formed by the wallowing of large mammals: "a buffalo wallow"

   Word Origin Old Englishwalwian ‘to roll about’, of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin volvere ‘to roll’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. wallower noun

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