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
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.
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Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Jennifer Aniston is wading into the wild and windy moors of Wuthering Heights with a little help from Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Feb. 2026
Trujillo, the Democratic consultant, said the other wild card is Adam Miller, the tech entrepreneur who has waded into the fight against homelessness.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Each spring, Robertson is a part of a team that travels by airboat through miles of marsh, wading in deep water to monitor nests and using mirrors on poles to check eggs and chicks.
—Sofia Baltodano, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
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Verb
The Blue Jackets were guilty early in the season of wading into games and letting other clubs dictate the pace of play, but that’s been less of an issue since Marchment’s arrival.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Jennifer Aniston is wading into the wild and windy moors of Wuthering Heights with a little help from Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Feb. 2026
Trujillo, the Democratic consultant, said the other wild card is Adam Miller, the tech entrepreneur who has waded into the fight against homelessness.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Each spring, Robertson is a part of a team that travels by airboat through miles of marsh, wading in deep water to monitor nests and using mirrors on poles to check eggs and chicks.
—Sofia Baltodano, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Wade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wade. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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