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wallow
verb
1 a pond in which water buffalo wallowed:
loll around, lie around, tumble around, splash around;
slosh, wade, paddle, slop, squelch, welter;
informal splosh.
2 a ship wallowing in stormy seas:
roll, lurch, toss (around), plunge, reel, sway, rock, flounder, keel, list;
labor, make heavy weather.
3 she seems to wallow in her self-pity:
luxuriate, bask, take pleasure, take satisfaction, indulge (oneself), delight, revel, glory;
give oneself up to, take to;
enjoy, like, love, relish, savor, rejoice in, exult in;
informal get a kick/buzz out of, get a kick/buzz from;
North American, informal get a bang from, get a charge out of.
antonyms eschew.