intransitive verb waded wad′ed, wading wad′·ing

1. to walk through any substance, as water, mud, snow, sand, tall grass, etc., that offers resistance
2. to walk about in shallow water, as for amusement
3. to go forward with effort or difficulty to wade through a long report
4. ☆ Informal to move energetically into action; attack with vigor: with in or into
5. Obsolete to go; proceed; pass

Etymology: ME waden < OE, to go, akin to Ger waten, to wade < IE base *wādh-, to go, stride forward > L vadere, to go, vadare, to wade

transitive verb

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