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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
wading
    n 1: walking with your feet in shallow water

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Wade \Wade\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Waded; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Wading.] [OE. waden to wade, to go, AS. wadan; akin to
   OFries. wada, D. waden, OHG. watan, Icel. va?a, Sw. vada,
   Dan. vade, L. vadere to go, walk, vadum a ford. Cf. Evade,
   Invade, Pervade, Waddle.]
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   1. To go; to move forward. [Obs.]
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            When might is joined unto cruelty,
            Alas, too deep will the venom wade.   --Chaucer.
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            Forbear, and wade no further in this speech. --Old
                                                  Play.
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   2. To walk in a substance that yields to the feet; to move,
      sinking at each step, as in water, mud, sand, etc.
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            So eagerly the fiend . . .
            With head, hands, wings, or feet, pursues his way,
            And swims, or sinks, or wades, or creeps, or flies.
                                                  --Milton.
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   3. Hence, to move with difficulty or labor; to proceed ?lowly
      among objects or circumstances that constantly ?inder or
      embarrass; as, to wade through a dull book.
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            And wades through fumes, and gropes his way.
                                                  --Dryden.
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            The king's admirable conduct has waded through all
            these difficulties.                   --Davenant.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Wading \Wad"ing\,
   a. & n. from Wade, v.
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   Wading bird. (Zool.) See Wader, 2.
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Thesaurus Results for Wading:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
Australian crawl, aquaplaning, aquatics, backstroke, balneation, bathe, bathing, breaststroke, butterfly, crawl, diving, dog paddle, fin, fishtail, flapper, flipper, floating, natation, sidestroke, surfboarding, surfing, swim, swimming
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