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Present participle for to walk with effort through water or another liquid or viscous substance
“It took him three hours to wade through waist-high water too deep to take his two children with him.”
Present participle for to walk across water or something that impedes progress
“We had to wade the river and then climb out of the valley.”
Present participle for to progress with difficulty
“We will need the assistance of an extra clerk to wade through these documents.”
Present participle for to browse or peruse reading material
“However, one has to wade through the book to locate the relatively few social and psychological studies.”
Present participle for to move slowly, heavily, clumsily, or with difficulty
Present participle for to make one's way through water using one's body
Present participle for to search or check extensively or in a systematic manner
The act or art of sustaining and propelling the body in water
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