[wal.low] vi [ME walwen, fr. OE wealwian to roll--more at voluble] (bef. 12c) 1: to roll oneself about in an indolent or ungainly manner
2: to billow forth: surge
3: to devote oneself entirely; esp: to take unrestrained pleasure: delight
4. a: to become abundantly supplied: luxuriate "a family that ~s in money" b: to indulge oneself immoderately "~ing in self-pity"
5: to become or remain helpless "allowed them to ~ in their ignorance" -- wal.low.er n
[2]wallow n (15c) 1: an act or instance of wallowing
2. a: a muddy area or one filled with dust used by animals for wallowing b: a depression formed by or as if by the wallowing of animals
3: a state of degradation or degeneracy