wade
verb
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waded;
wading
Definition of wade
(Entry 1 of 2)
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
wade
nounDefinition of wade (Entry 2 of 2)
: an act of wading
a wade in the brook
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Other Words from wade
Verb
wadable
or wadeable \ ËwÄ-dÉ-bÉl
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adjective
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adjective
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: Verb
After home games Tuesday and Wednesday against the Mariners, the Aâs wade into a crucial road trip with four games at Minnesota and three at Houston â the leagueâs second- and third-best teams. — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, "Aâs know exactly who they are: a postseason contender," 14 July 2019 Then hikers will almost certainly have to wade through more water again before reaching the northern terminus in Bradwell Bay, south of Tallahassee. — Eric Barton, Outside Online, "This Florida Thru-Hike Is Not for the Faint of Heart," 10 July 2019 Downe is the kind of rock lifer able to wade through grunge-era backlash and decades of plutonium-level partying and live to tell. — Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al.com, "An â80s glam-metal survivor tells all," 9 July 2019 As more states slowly pass similar laws, critics nationwide argue that government should simply never wade into such issues. — CBS News, "Maine becomes 8th state to legalize assisted suicide," 13 June 2019 Soon, one of Silicon Valleyâs most talked about food tech companies will wade into grocery store dairy sections with a bold line of new foods. — Chase Purdy, Quartz, "The next big ice cream aisle addition will be dairy-freeâŠkind of," 11 July 2019 Expedition team members await our arrival in the frigid water near the peninsula landing spot to help us wade to the relative stability of the rocky shore. — Janice Wald Henderson, CondĂ© Nast Traveler, "These New Expedition Cruises Take Travelers to the Worldâs Most Remote Corners," 28 June 2019 Sereno was pronounced dead at the scene, after deputies were able to wade out and bring her to the shoreline, Enriquez said. — Molly Hudson, azcentral, "Sheriff's Office: Woman drowns while tubing on the Verde River," 9 June 2019 Holm isnât likely to wade into an immediate brawl, as Cyborg did, and her kickboxing acumen is likely to force Nunes to be more patient. — Greg Beacham, The Denver Post, "The best ever? Jon Jones, Amanda Nunes could make cases at UFC 239.," 5 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
People who live on cream cheeseâfilled doughnuts, swimming in their sepulcher vans surrounded by garden gnomes, tea wades, and packs of baseball cards with stale sticks of gum from who knows what year. — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, "Living Yard Sale to Yard Sale With My Mother, a Well Dressed Antique Dealer," 30 Aug. 2018 What had started as a frisky romance built of the alluring but classically patronizing male-director/female-star relationship quickly devolves into a jokey wade into a petulant, misanthropic mind. — Robert Abele, latimes.com, "'Godard Mon Amour' isn't as smart or funny a sendup as it wants to be," 19 Apr. 2018 After busting out a flurry of impressive shimmies, spins and swings for 25 seconds straight, Zola cools down and goes back to enjoying a relaxing wade in his pool. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, "WATCH: Breakdancing Zoo Gorilla Could Star in a Flashdance Reboot Right Now," 23 June 2017 Outlook: Lilleysâ Landing reports: Access limited; trout good on nightcrawlers and pink Power Worms; water too high for normal wade fishing. — Bruce Janssen, kansascity.com, "Fishing report for May 4," 3 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'wade.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for wade
wade
verb
English Language Learners Definition of wade
: to walk through water
: to move or proceed with difficulty
: to become involved in a discussion, situation, activity, etc., in a forceful, direct, or careless way
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wade
verb
\ ËwÄd
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waded;
wading
Kids Definition of wade
1
: to walk through something (as water, snow, or a crowd) that makes it hard to move
2
: to pass or cross by stepping through water
We decided to wade the stream.
3
: to proceed with difficulty
She's wading through paperwork.
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