v. & n.
--v.intr.
1. (esp. of an animal) roll about in mud, sand, water, etc.
2 (usu. foll. by in) indulge in unrestrained sensuality, pleasure, misery, etc. (wallows in nostalgia).
--n.
1. the act or an instance of wallowing.
2 a a place used by buffalo etc. for wallowing. b the depression in the ground caused by this.
Derivatives:
wallower n.
Etymology: OE walwian roll f. Gmc