Synonyms for tread water

Grammar : Verb

Spell : tred

Phonetic Transcription : trɛd

Définition of tread water

Origin : Old English tredan (class V strong verb; past tense træd, past participle treden), from Proto-Germanic *tredanan (cf. Old Frisian treda, Middle Dutch treden, Old High German tretan, German treten, Gothic trudan, Old Norse troða).

verb wait

Example sentences :

Do not exhaust yourself; keep your hands quiet and tread water.
Extract from : « Owen Hartley; or, Ups and Downs » by William H. G. Kingston

His boots, too, were acting as a drag, yet there was no time to tread water and kick them off.
Extract from : « A Lively Bit of the Front » by Percy F. Westerman

At first it was easy to tread water: the salt brine upheld him.
Extract from : « The Lady of Fort St. John » by Mary Hartwell Catherwood

Some one says: "To tread water is like running up-stairs rapidly."
Extract from : « On the Trail » by Lina Beard and Adelia Belle Beard

He began to tread water, lifting his mask, then rinsing it because it had fogged a little.
Extract from : « The Wailing Octopus » by Harold Leland Goodwin

Then, as St. John turned partly around, he caught him under the arms and began to tread water.
Extract from : « Young Captain Jack » by Horatio Alger and Arthur M. Winfield

She could stay below as long as Ole; she could dive, and tread water, and swim backwards.
Extract from : « Mari, Our Little Norwegian Cousin » by Mary Hazelton Wade

And Dick had sense enough to take the advice, and tread water quietly till the boat should come.
Extract from : « Follow My leader » by Talbot Baines Reed

He began to tread water while he tried to lift his head and gaze across the waves.
Extract from : « Polly's Business Venture » by Lillian Elizabeth Roy

Margery, seized by a panic, forgot to tread water and went clear to the bottom.
Extract from : « The Meadow-Brook Girls in the Hills » by Janet Aldridge

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