wading
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2.1
- noun
- /ˈweɪdɪŋ/
:
paseo en agua
- Wading through the clear water, she collected shells along the sandy shore.
- wading birds
- wading pool
- wading and swimming
Examples
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We talked earlier about the fact there's a shortage of wading pools in the area.
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In the yard on the right, I could see a small plastic wading pool, the kind even babies can't drown in.
Fiction book (1990) -
I have to wear special wading pants just to wade through them.
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Many cities have splash pads or wading pools that might provide relief from the heat as well.
Blog text (29) -
Then they window-shop in the Oak Street stores, go to the library, and stop at the wading pool.
Fiction book (2000) -
Boz had a great idea: use a kiddie wading pool for the holding pan.
Blog text (29) -
The faint circular outline of the wading pool was still visible even though her father had attempted to rake it away.
Fiction book (1999) -
There are attractive wading birds, raptors, shore birds, and other tropical wildlife all over Florida.
Academic text (2006) -
The children enjoyed wading in the shallow stream during the hot summer day.
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He saw the ducks swimming as he went wading along the edge of the lake.
Synonyms
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6.9
Crossing a shallow part of a river by walking or driving through it
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5.3
Crossing a shallow part of a river by walking, riding, or driving
To walk or drive across a shallow part of a river
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Etymology
Wading comes from an old English verb wadan, which meant 'to go' or 'to move through water'. So wading still means walking with your feet in shallow water — the word is simply the action of going through water.