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wade
1[weyd]
verb (used without object)
to walk in water, when partially immersed.
He wasn't swimming, he was wading.
to play in water.
The children were wading in the pool most of the afternoon.
to walk through water, snow, sand, or any other substance that impedes free motion or offers resistance to movement.
to wade through the mud.
to make one's way slowly or laboriously (often followed bythrough ).
to wade through a dull book.
Synonyms: , , , ,Obsolete.to go or proceed.
verb (used with object)
to pass through or cross by wading; ford.
to wade a stream.
noun
an act or instance of wading.
We went for a wade in the shallows.
verb phrase
to begin energetically.
to attack strongly.
to wade into a thoughtless child; to wade into a mob of rioters.
Wade
2[weyd]
noun
Benjamin Franklin, 1800–78, U.S. lawyer and antislavery politician.
a male given name.
wade
1/ ɱɪ /
verb
to walk with the feet immersed in (water, a stream, etc)
the girls waded the river at the ford
to proceed with difficulty
to wade through a book
(intr; foll by in or into) to attack energetically
noun
the act or an instance of wading
Wade
2/ ɱɪ /
noun
( Sarah ) Virginia. born 1945, English tennis player; won three Grand Slam singles titles: US Open (1968), Australian Open (1972), and Wimbledon (1977)
Other 51Թ Forms
- unwaded adjective
- unwading adjective
- ˈɲ岹 adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of wade1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of wade1
Example Sentences
Companies are typically not supposed to wade too deeply into another firm’s affairs.
We must be dogged and relentless, wading through the worst of the worst in search of greatness.
There have been signs that Trump officials and the Qatari government knew they were wading into murky waters.
Writing it has been a torrential experience –– like wading upstream in a fast-flowing river, often unsure of footing, but following the clear, strong path of the water.
Videos also showed commuters wading through knee-deep water, with several cars parked on waterlogged streets.
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