wading
- present participle of wade.
Example Sentences
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Wading into the private-credit crisis to pick up higher-than-average income might seem risky, but a little care can go a long way.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Wading in, I instantly encounter a familiar face, painter Michael Massenburg.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025
Wading into the marsh, shovels and buckets in hand, the researchers and their students collected cordgrass along with the muddy sediment samples that cling to their roots.
From Science Daily • May 15, 2024
Children Wading, painted by Robert Gemmell Hutchison in 1918, was stolen from Haggs Castle Museum of Childhood in 1989, but was found after being put up for auction by an unsuspecting seller.
From BBC • Oct. 28, 2023
Wading sideways a few steps, he leaned down and felt along the soft bottom of the field.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
