Definition of wallow

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wal·low    (wl) KEY  

intr.v.
wal·lowed , wal·low·ing , wal·lows

1. To roll the body about indolently or clumsily in or as if in water, snow, or mud.
2. To luxuriate; revel: wallow in self-righteousness.
3. To be plentifully supplied: wallowing in money.
4. 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).
5. To swell or surge forth; billow.

NOUN:

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

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English walowen, from Old English wealwian; see wel- ² in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
wallow·er (Noun)

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