Synonyms for wading

Grammar : Verb

Spell : weyd

Phonetic Transcription : weɪd

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Définition of wading

Origin : Old English wadan "to go forward, proceed," in poetic use only, except as oferwaden "wade across," from Proto-Germanic *wadan (cf. Old Norse vaða, Danish vade, Old Frisian wada, Dutch waden, Old High German watan, German waten "to wade"), from PIE root *wadh- "to go," found only in Germanic and Latin (cf. Latin vadere "to go," vadum "shoal, ford," vadare "to wade"). Italian guado, French gué "ford" are Germanic loan-words.
Specifically of walking into water from c.1200. Originally a strong verb (past tense wod, past participle wad); weak since 16c. Figurative sense of "to go into" (action, battle, etc.) is recorded from late 14c. Related: Waded; wading.

verb plod, often through water

Example sentences :

I said, "Yes, 'm, but I am to go in wading when it gets warmer."
Extract from : « W. A. G.'s Tale » by Margaret Turnbull

And wading into the water, she said in a severe tone, 'I will catch the fish; you can watch me.'
Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola

He almost ran down the hill and crossed the creek at the wading place.
Extract from : « The Woman-Haters » by Joseph C. Lincoln

I didn't say you had been wading, and I didn't suppose you really had.
Extract from : « The Woman-Haters » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Then, wading along the slippery bank, I brought her to the skiff.
Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Wading in the water, leaping over the stones, clambering on the trunks—aw, dear!
Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine

"Cats" were wading out with flagons of water on their shoulders.
Extract from : « Mayflower (Flor de mayo) » by Vicente Blasco Ibez

He was down the bank like a flash, and wading into the water, regardless of clothes.
Extract from : « The Banner Boy Scouts on a Tour » by George A. Warren

I must have been wading up and down the length of the thing.
Extract from : « A Jolly Fellowship » by Frank R. Stockton

Well, they aren't wet and they'd get wet if I went in wading.
Extract from : « The Bobbsey Twins on Blueberry Island » by Laura Lee Hope

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