waded; wading
1
: to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air
2
: to move or proceed with difficulty or labor
wade through the crowd
wade through all the evidence
3
: to set to work or attack with determination or vigor
—used with in or into
wade into a task
: to pass or cross by wading
: an act of wading
a wade in the brook
Examples of wade in a Sentence
Verb
We waded into the ocean.
I jumped off the boat and waded back to shore.
Police waded into the crowd.
We waded through the crowded bus station.
It took several weeks to wade through all the evidence.
We waded our way through the crowd.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2025
The three girls are then separated, and each experience different hallucinations: Van is back inside the cabin and warms herself in front of the fireplace, Akilah wanders through the forest and communicates with a talking llama, and Shauna spots her son while wading through the lake.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 22 Feb. 2025
This is a world of untamed wilderness, home to hippos that wade through the reeds, fish eagles that circle overhead and fishermen who paddle their dugout canoes with a cautious eye on the water.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
President Trump said on Wednesday that the federal government should take over Washington, D.C., wading into the decades-old and divisive issue of how the nation’s capital is run.
—Qasim Nauman, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2025
The three girls are then separated, and each experience different hallucinations: Van is back inside the cabin and warms herself in front of the fireplace, Akilah wanders through the forest and communicates with a talking llama, and Shauna spots her son while wading through the lake.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 22 Feb. 2025
This is a world of untamed wilderness, home to hippos that wade through the reeds, fish eagles that circle overhead and fishermen who paddle their dugout canoes with a cautious eye on the water.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
President Trump said on Wednesday that the federal government should take over Washington, D.C., wading into the decades-old and divisive issue of how the nation’s capital is run.
—Qasim Nauman, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Wade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wade. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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