Wading

verb

Word Frequency: 0.7

Definitions

1.verbTo walk through water or something that impedes progress.

2.verbTo progress with difficulty

"to wade through a dull book"

3.verbTo walk through (water or similar impediment); to pass through by wading

"wading swamps and rivers"

4.verbTo enter recklessly.

"to wade into a fight or a debate"

5.nounThe act of one who wades.

6.adjectiveAppropriate to wade in.

"The pool is too small for doing laps: it's only a wading pool."

7.adjectiveWhich wades (usually said of birds).

"Flamingos are wading birds."

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