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. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Some voters, like Jose Perez in Miami, said they were put off by DeSantis’s decision to wade so heavily into a nonpartisan school board race. Lori Rozsa, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022 And although the show’s fight scenes are fun to watch, viewers have to wade through a dull plot to get to them. Evan Romano, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2022 Jayson Tatum had to wade through some of the Warriors’ traveling party after wrapping up his postgame press conference, and Draymond Green even recorded an episode of his podcast in Boston’s interview room. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2022 On the night of one of their most important game in 20-plus years, the Atlanta Braves have chosen to wade knee-deep into the culture war of the moment and bring COVID-19 politics into the ballpark. Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2021 But rising murder rates over the past year and the potential for a summer spike in violent crime have prompted him to wade into much thornier political territory and unveil a new strategy to combat rising gun violence. Alana Abramson, Time, 23 June 2021 Clear and easy to wade, Michel Creek is renowned for producing some of the region’s biggest cutts, up to 20 inches. Chris Santella, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2022 Today, Ofrak is simply a general tool that doesn’t wade into potential trade secrets or intellectual property concerns.Wired, 11 Aug. 2022 The decreased levels allow migrants to walk or wade across the Colorado River and present themselves to Border Patrol agents after crossing through the spacious gaps in the border wall. José Ignacio Castañeda Perez, The Arizona Republic, 10 Aug. 2022
Noun
The Chicken Big Mac could be the company’s latest effort wade into expanding its menu once again with an eye on earnings. Colin Lodewick, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2022 In this Gilded Age, titans want to get dirty and dusty and wade hip-deep into a stream. Karen Heller, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2022 The Marines had no choice but to bail out of their vessels and wade to shore through enemy fire. Catherine Musemeche, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2022 The spa channels geothermally heated seawater into pools and, like so many baths in Iceland that cater to tourists, has a wade-up bar.New York Times, 3 June 2022 Above, girls wade through floodwaters on the way to school in Sunamganj on May 23. Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 1 June 2022 Search and rescue crews wade through the thicket, scattered with debris and plane parts. Jessie Yeung, CNN, 22 Mar. 2022 Residents of Sarasota's Black community of Newtown drove en masse to Lido Beach to swim, walk the shores, and wade in the waters. Jessica Poitevien, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2022 This demonstration introduced wade-ins as another tool of the civil rights movement, and the method would be used on many coastlines after the initial protest. Jessica Poitevien, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English, from Old English wadan; akin to Old High German watan to go, wade, Latin vadere to go