intransitive verb. 1 : to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner hogs wallowing in the mud. 2 : to billow forth : surge. 3 : to devote oneself entirely especially : to take unrestrained pleasure : delight.

What does the word wallow mean?

to roll about or lie in water, snow, mud, dust, or the like, as for refreshment: Goats wallowed in the dust. to live self-indulgently; luxuriate; revel: to wallow in luxury; to wallow in sentimentality. to flounder about; move along or proceed clumsily or with difficulty: A gunboat wallowed toward port.

What is an example of wallow?

To wallow is defined as to roll in or indulge. An example of to wallow is for a pig to roll about in the mud. An example of to wallow is to continuously feel bad for one's self and to have self-pity.