Wallower

wal·low  (wl)

intr.v. wal·lowed, wal·low·ing, wal·lows

1. To roll the body about indolently or clumsily in or as if in water, snow, or mud.

2. To luxuriate; revel: wallow in self-righteousness.

3. To be plentifully supplied: wallowing in money.

4. To move with difficulty in a clumsy or rolling manner; flounder: "The car wallowed back through the slush, with ribbons of bright water trickling down the windshield from the roof" (Anne Tyler).

5. To swell or surge forth; billow.

n.

1. The act or an instance of wallowing.

2.

a. A pool of water or mud where animals go to wallow.

b. The depression, pool, or pit produced by wallowing animals.

3. A condition of degradation or baseness.

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[Middle English walowen, from Old English wealwian; see wel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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wallow·er n.