wallow
Other forms: wallowing; wallowed; wallows
To wallow is to roll about in something, as a pig wallows in mud or a billionaire wallows in money.
Wallow can be used to describe a physical action or an emotional state. If you cry "Woe is me!" one too many times, you might be accused of wallowing in self-pity. Because of its association with the much-maligned pig, wallow often has a negative, insulting tone. So, rather than wallowing in that pile of money once you've won the lottery, try bathing or wading in it instead.
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roll around, "pigs were wallowing in the mud"
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devote oneself entirely to something; indulge in to an immoderate degree, usually with pleasure
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delight greatly in
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a puddle where animals go to wallowtype of:mud puddlea puddle of mud
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an indolent or clumsy rolling about
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rise up as if in waves
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be ecstatic with joytypes:swoonbe overwhelmed with ecstasy, especially when encountering something or someone you admiretype of:
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