wallow

Universal Words verb, noun verb [V] ~ (in sth) 1 (of large animals or people) to lie and roll about in water or mud, to keep cool or for pleasure: hippos wallowing in the river * He loves to wallow in a hot bath after a game. 2 (often disapproving) to enjoy sth that causes you pleasure: She wallowed in the luxury of the hotel. * to wallow in despair / self-pity (= to think about your unhappy feelings all the time and seem to be enjoying them) noun [sing.] an act of wallowing: pigs having a wallow in the mud