Definition of: wallow

(wol′ō) v.i.
1. To roll about, as in mud, snow, etc.; flounder; The hippopotamus wallows in the mud.
2. To move with a heavy, rolling motion, as a ship in a storm.
3. To live or indulge complacently or wantonly: to wallow in sensuality or wealth.
—noun
1. The act of wallowing.
2. A pool, mudhole, or slough in which animals wallow; also, any depression or hollow made by or suggesting such use. [OE wealwian]
—wal′low·er noun