From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishwallowwal‧low /ˈwɒləʊ $ ˈwɑːloʊ/ verb [intransitive] 1 → wallow in self-pity/despair/defeat etc2 HBAif an animal or person wallows, it rolls around in mud, water etc for pleasure or to keep cool hippos wallowing in the mud3 TTWif a ship or boat wallows, it moves with difficulty through a rough sea —wallow noun [countable]→ See Verb table
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wallow• It wallowed alongside, its big engines growling.• Nor was he a man who wallowed constantly in self-pity.• If you were fond of hot water, you wallowed in a sunken basin.• Water buffalo pulled plows or wallowed in the paddies.Origin wallow Old English wealwian “to roll” 