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wading
verb
noun
adjective
To walk through water or something that impedes progress.
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verb
To walk through water or something that impedes progress.
To progress with difficulty
“to wade through a dull book”
To walk through (water or similar impediment); to pass through by wading
“wading swamps and rivers”
To enter recklessly.
“to wade into a fight or a debate”
noun
The act of one who wades.
adjective
Appropriate to wade in.
“The pool is too small for doing laps: it's only a wading pool.”
Which wades (usually said of birds).
“Flamingos are wading birds.”
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to wade through a dull book
wading swamps and rivers
to wade into a fight or a debate
The pool is too small for doing laps: it's only a wading pool.
Flamingos are wading birds.