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
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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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Will Weissert, arkansasonline.com, 25 Jan. 2025
The residents told him about wading through waist-deep water to escape from their homes while fearing for their lives.
—Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
On Sunday, French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet returned to Orchestra Hall with an invitation to wade in a single great work: Claude Debussy’s Préludes.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article State lawmakers are wading into a conflict over a massive fence between the billionaire owner of a historic ranch property and local communities in southern Colorado.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2025
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Verb
In a small town in western North Carolina, residents told Trump about wading through waist-deep water to escape from their homes while fearing for their lives.
—Will Weissert, arkansasonline.com, 25 Jan. 2025
The residents told him about wading through waist-deep water to escape from their homes while fearing for their lives.
—Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
On Sunday, French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet returned to Orchestra Hall with an invitation to wade in a single great work: Claude Debussy’s Préludes.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article State lawmakers are wading into a conflict over a massive fence between the billionaire owner of a historic ranch property and local communities in southern Colorado.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Wade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wade. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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