vautrer
Meanings
Verb
1. to wallow (to roll one's body, or a part of it, in the mud or something of similar texture) (transitive, rare)
2. to sprawl; to wallow (reflexive)
3. to wallow (reflexive, figuratively)
4. to tumble heavily on the ground (reflexive, informal)
5. to fail (reflexive, informal)
Examples3
Il s'est vautré.
He came a cropper.
Un cochon va se vautrer dans la boue dans le but de se rafraîchir.
A pig will wallow in the mud in order to cool down.
Si je me vautre, quel est le pire qui puisse advenir ?
If I screw up, what's the worst that can happen?