wade

¹

[ weyd ]

verb (used without object)

, wad·ed, wad·ing.

1. to walk in water, when partially immersed:

   He wasn't swimming, he was wading.

2. to play in water:

   The children were wading in the pool most of the afternoon.

3. to walk through water, snow, sand, or any other substance that impedes free motion or offers resistance to movement:

   to wade through the mud.

4. to make one's way slowly or laboriously (often followed by through ):

   to wade through a dull book.

   Synonyms: work, plow, plod, toil, labor

5. Obsolete. to go or proceed.

verb (used with object)

, wad·ed, wad·ing.

1. to pass through or cross by wading; ford:

   to wade a stream.

noun

1. an act or instance of wading:

   We went for a wade in the shallows.

verb phrase

1. 1. to begin energetically.
   2. to attack strongly:

      to wade into a thoughtless child; to wade into a mob of rioters.

Wade

²

[ weyd ]

noun

1. Benjamin Franklin, 1800–78, U.S. lawyer and antislavery politician.
2. a male given name.

Wade

¹

/ weɪd /

noun

1. Wade(Sarah) Virginia1945FBritishSPORT AND GAMES: tennis player ( Sarah ) Virginia. born 1945, English tennis player; won three Grand Slam singles titles: US Open (1968), Australian Open (1972), and Wimbledon (1977)

wade

²

/ weɪd /

verb

1. to walk with the feet immersed in (water, a stream, etc)

   the girls waded the river at the ford

2. introften foll bythrough to proceed with difficulty

   to wade through a book

3. intr; foll by in or into to attack energetically

noun

1. the act or an instance of wading

Derived Forms

• ˈwadable, adjective

Other Words From

• un·waded adjective
• un·wading adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of wade¹

before 900; Middle English waden to go, wade, Old English wadan to go; cognate with German waten, Old Norse vatha; akin to Old English wæd ford, sea, Latin vadum shoal, ford, vādere to go, rush

Word History and Origins

Origin of wade¹

Old English wadan; related to Old Frisian wada, Old High German watan, Old Norse vatha, Latin vadum ford

Example Sentences

Wade, women did not rise up unanimously to stop Trump.

From Salon

Wade via the Dobbs decision, which led many states nationwide to restrict abortion access, many people who voted for him also voted to expand access to abortion in their respective states.

From Salon

She repeatedly reminded voters that Trump had once bragged about his role in overturning Roe v Wade - a ruling that ended the nationwide right to an abortion.

From BBC

Wade through his Supreme Court appointments, he’s been harder to pin down on his plans for abortion in a second term.

From Los Angeles Times

Wade, 20 states have banned abortions or enacted draconian restrictions on the procedure.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• bathe
• paddle
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• stumble
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