wading

Definition of wadingnext
present participle of wade

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Instead of trudging back to the Warriors’ locker room to field the same questions, Kuminga lingered on the court postgame to mingle with old colleagues.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • New York City kept schools open despite angry parents trudging through snow drifts, while Philadelphia and Long Island closed as crews battle conditions.
    Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • That left the administration scrabbling for other ways to reimpose duties that were struck down.
    Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Next went Marshall Allen, hands on his sax like feral scrabbling mice.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Eggs may be dyed one color, with designs created by scratching the egg with a sharp tool to reveal the white eggshell beneath.
    Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Florida shooting guard Xavian Lee’s indecision culminated in a coast-to-coast sequence that ended in a head-scratching turnover instead of a potential game-winner.
    Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The Iran war is exerting further upward pressure on rates by stoking inflation concerns and driving up government bond yields, according to economists.
    Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Much later, Russia found another means of exerting control over the Persian crown, loaning millions of rubles to its rulers, like Mozaffar ed-Din Shah, who reigned from 1896-1902 and needed capital to fund his lavish lifestyle.
    Daniel Thomas Potts, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Wading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wading. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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