wade

//weɪd//
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Verb

wadeInfinitive
wadePresent tense
wadedPast tense
wadedPast participle
wadingPresent participle
wadesThird-person singular
1

To walk through water or another liquid or soft substance with some effort because it impedes movement.

We waded across the shallow stream to reach the other side.

2

To make one's way slowly or laboriously through something difficult or tedious.

I had to wade through hundreds of pages of documents.

3

To attack or begin something vigorously or forcefully (often used with 'in' or 'into').

She waded into the argument without hesitation.

Antonym