waded; wading
1
: to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air
2
: to move or proceed with difficulty or labor
wade through the crowd
wade through all the evidence
3
: to set to work or attack with determination or vigor
—used with in or into
wade into a task
: to pass or cross by wading
: an act of wading
a wade in the brook
Synonyms
Examples of wade in a Sentence
Verb
We waded into the ocean.
I jumped off the boat and waded back to shore.
Police waded into the crowd.
We waded through the crowded bus station.
It took several weeks to wade through all the evidence.
We waded our way through the crowd.
Recent Examples on the Web
Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2024
While a sense of urgency filled the room to get at a direct answer, the symposium took its time getting there, wading through the complexity of the issue, its root causes, and the different angles each facet of the community can take to make progress.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
As emergency workers waded through the rubble of Moscow’s Crocus City Hall on Sunday, also being picked over was the extent to which the attack might damage Russian President Vladimir Putin — or be used as a pretext to bolster his war in Ukraine.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 25 Mar. 2024
His appearance at Wednesday’s closed-door G.O.P. confab was not the first time that Mr. Netanyahu has waded into a bitter partisan struggle over support for Israel, allying himself with Republicans eager to showcase their backing for the Jewish state.
—Annie Karni, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Avoid swimming or wading in marshy areas where snails can be found.
—Daniel More, Verywell Health, 8 Mar. 2024
Finger and several of his men waded toward it, their weapons drawn, but its occupants had fled.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
One of their top priorities was to pay homage to the historical culture of ancient Persia without wading into the kinds of clichés perpetuated by Western media.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2024
Housing shortage is squeezing first-time homebuyers Buyers wading into today's home market have far fewer homes to choose from.
—Journal Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2024
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
The photographer had the couple wade into the water out to a sandbar.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2024
Stephanie wades into the muck as the body count rises and witnesses disappear, having to play dirty in order to nab her suspect(s).
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 Aug. 2023
Andrew: There are all kinds of little nuances to the way the One Power and Aes Sedai work, doled out in bits and pieces over like seven books, that the show wades right into and needs to resolve pretty early by even introducing the concepts of stilling and shielding at this point in the story.
—Andrew Cunningham & Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 29 Sep. 2023
On his Instagram Story, another snap shows Brooks hanging on to her boyfriend’s back as the couple wades in the water together.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 29 Nov. 2023
Stanford study wades into reading wars with high marks for teaching that includes phonics.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2023
Scarpetta, who has been identifying killers across 27 books, wades into the supernatural in Unnatural Death.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 28 Nov. 2023
When he’s finished in the goat sheds, Dr. Getachew wades into sewage ponds and drainage ditches with a dipper, looking for larval stephensi, which are easier to spot.
—Stephanie Nolen Tiksa Negeri, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
Verb
The question becomes how much as Dutcher and his staff wade into the transfer portal, needing to replace at least three and possibly all five starters from a team that reached the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2024
While a sense of urgency filled the room to get at a direct answer, the symposium took its time getting there, wading through the complexity of the issue, its root causes, and the different angles each facet of the community can take to make progress.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
As emergency workers waded through the rubble of Moscow’s Crocus City Hall on Sunday, also being picked over was the extent to which the attack might damage Russian President Vladimir Putin — or be used as a pretext to bolster his war in Ukraine.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 25 Mar. 2024
His appearance at Wednesday’s closed-door G.O.P. confab was not the first time that Mr. Netanyahu has waded into a bitter partisan struggle over support for Israel, allying himself with Republicans eager to showcase their backing for the Jewish state.
—Annie Karni, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Avoid swimming or wading in marshy areas where snails can be found.
—Daniel More, Verywell Health, 8 Mar. 2024
Finger and several of his men waded toward it, their weapons drawn, but its occupants had fled.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
One of their top priorities was to pay homage to the historical culture of ancient Persia without wading into the kinds of clichés perpetuated by Western media.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2024
Housing shortage is squeezing first-time homebuyers Buyers wading into today's home market have far fewer homes to choose from.
—Journal Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2024
Noun
Chauncey is the least of his problems, though, when what’s been structured around those moments feels like a paint-by-numbers exercise and not a true wade into terrifying waters.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
The photographer had the couple wade into the water out to a sandbar.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2024
Stephanie wades into the muck as the body count rises and witnesses disappear, having to play dirty in order to nab her suspect(s).
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 Aug. 2023
Andrew: There are all kinds of little nuances to the way the One Power and Aes Sedai work, doled out in bits and pieces over like seven books, that the show wades right into and needs to resolve pretty early by even introducing the concepts of stilling and shielding at this point in the story.
—Andrew Cunningham & Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 29 Sep. 2023
On his Instagram Story, another snap shows Brooks hanging on to her boyfriend’s back as the couple wades in the water together.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 29 Nov. 2023
Stanford study wades into reading wars with high marks for teaching that includes phonics.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2023
Scarpetta, who has been identifying killers across 27 books, wades into the supernatural in Unnatural Death.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 28 Nov. 2023
When he’s finished in the goat sheds, Dr. Getachew wades into sewage ponds and drainage ditches with a dipper, looking for larval stephensi, which are easier to spot.
—Stephanie Nolen Tiksa Negeri, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
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