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Wade v. i. [imp. & p. p. Waded; p. pr. & vb. n. Wading.]
1. To go; to move forward. [Obs.]
When might is joined unto cruelty,
Alas, too deep will the venom wade. --Chaucer.
Forbear, and wade no further in this speech. --Old Play.
2. To walk in a substance that yields to the feet; to move, sinking at each step, as in water, mud, sand, etc.
So eagerly the fiend . . .
With head, hands, wings, or feet, pursues his way,
And swims, or sinks, or wades, or creeps, or flies. --Milton.
3. Hence, to move with difficulty or labor; to proceed ░lowly among objects or circumstances that constantly ░inder or embarrass; as, to wade through a dull book.
And wades through fumes, and gropes his way. --Dryden.
The king's admirable conduct has waded through all these difficulties. --Davenant.
Wad·ing, a. & n. from Wade, v.
Wading bird. Zool. See Wader, 2.
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wading
n : walking with your feet in shallow water