Wade
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /weɪd/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Wade is a verb meaning (intransitive) To walk through water or something that impedes progress.
Meaning
(intransitive) To walk through water or something that impedes progress.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To progress with difficulty.
- (transitive) To walk through (water or similar impediment); to pass through by wading.
- (of the sun or moon) To gleam intermittently through clouds or mist.
- (intransitive) To enter recklessly.
- An act of wading.
- (colloquial) A ford; a place to cross a river.
- Obsolete form of woad.
Example Sentences
wading swamps and rivers
to wade through a dull book
And wades through fumes, and gropes his way.
The king's admirable conduct has waded through all these difficulties.
Word Forms
- wades
- wading
- waded
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include wad, plough, valley, wadi, bless, splash.
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