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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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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Christopher Gerlacher, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
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—Christopher Gerlacher, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
Already Trump is starting to wade back in on important issues.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
This collection of his short stories, originally published in the 1980s, is the first time English-language readers will get to wade into his disquieting fiction.
—Michael Schaub, Orange County Register, 2 Jan. 2025
The carnage is truly next-level, including one infamous scene in which Joey wades through a literal pool of bloody, rotting dead bodies—all victims of Abigail's ferocious killer instincts.
—Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Wade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wade. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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