wallowing Definition

wallow
verb, intr wallowed, wallowing

1. To lie or roll about (in water or mud, etc).
2. To revel or luxuriate (in admiration, etc).

Thesaurus: bask, revel, relish, luxuriate, indulge, glory.
3. To indulge excessively (in self-pity, etc).
4. Said of a ship: to roll from side to side making poor headway.
5. Said of an enterprise or project, etc: to fail to progress with speed and efficiency.

noun

1. The act of wallowing.
2. The place, or the dirt, in which an animal wallows.

Derivative: wallower
noun

Derivative: wallowing
noun, adj

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon wealwian.