wallow
/ˈwɒləʊ/ verb [I]Definition
EMOTION › to allow yourself to feel too much sadness in a way that stops people respecting you: There's no use wallowing in self-pity.
LIE AROUND › to lie or move around in soil or water, especially for pleasure
(Definition of wallow verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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