wading
Meaning of wading
- walk with effort through water or another liquid or viscous substance.
he waded out to the boat
in the absence of a jetty we waded ashore
he took off his boots to wade in a stream near camp
Old English wadan ‘move onward’, also ‘penetrate’, from a Germanic word meaning ‘go (through)’, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin vadere ‘go’.
Information about wading
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of wading is: wadings.
- Languages in which wading is used:
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Hyphenation of wading
wad-ing
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- wading is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
wading synonyms
Meaning move through the water in a boat using a paddle or paddles:
Meaning (chiefly of large mammals) roll about or lie in mud or water, especially to keep cool or avoid biting insects:
Meaning immerse (one's hands or feet) partially in water and move them around gently:
Meaning (of a liquid) spill or flow over the edge of a container, typically as a result of careless handling:
Meaning make a soft sucking sound such as that made by treading heavily through mud:
Meaning walk slowly and with heavy steps, typically because of exhaustion or harsh conditions:
Meaning work slowly and perseveringly at a dull task:
Meaning make a soft splashing sound as one moves:
Meaning (of a person or vehicle) cross (a river or stream) at a shallow place:
Meaning go or extend across or to the other side of (an area, stretch of water, etc.):
Meaning travel across or through:
Anagrams of wading
Words that rhyme with wading
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