wading

Meaning of wading

verb, gerund or present participle
  1. 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.
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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:

paddle

Meaning (chiefly of large mammals) roll about or lie in mud or water, especially to keep cool or avoid biting insects:

wallow

Meaning immerse (one's hands or feet) partially in water and move them around gently:

dabble

Meaning (of a liquid) spill or flow over the edge of a container, typically as a result of careless handling:

slop

Meaning make a soft sucking sound such as that made by treading heavily through mud:

squelch

Meaning walk slowly and with heavy steps, typically because of exhaustion or harsh conditions:

trudge

Meaning work slowly and perseveringly at a dull task:

plod

Meaning make a soft splashing sound as one moves:

splosh

Meaning (of a person or vehicle) cross (a river or stream) at a shallow place:

ford

Meaning go or extend across or to the other side of (an area, stretch of water, etc.):

cross

Meaning travel across or through:

traverse

Anagrams of wading

dawing

Words that rhyme with wading

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