verb / noun
wallow
WAH-loh/ˈwɑːləʊ/
To roll or lie about in mud, water, or dirt.
The pigs wallow in cool mud beside the water trough.
Etymology
The original action was turning oneself over and over. Rolling about in mud supplies the image for figurative wallowing: plunging into or remaining in a feeling or condition.
In context
i wanted to wallow in my pity party and i was mad for about three weeks
More examples
- The dog wallowed in the dirt after its bath.
- Hippos spend much of the day wallowing in shallow water.
- Rain fills the muddy wallow where the buffalo rest.
Forms
wallow · wallows · wallowed · wallowing