wading
/ˈweɪdɪŋ/
noun
- The act of walking in shallow water.
- After an hour of wading, my feet were numb from the cold water.
- Wading in the river is a popular summer activity here.
- The bird's long legs are perfect for wading in search of fish.
verb
- Walking in water or another liquid that is not deep enough to swim in.
- He rolled up his pants before wading into the lake.
- We spent the afternoon wading through the cool stream.
- The children were wading in the shallow end of the pool.
- Moving slowly and with difficulty through something that impedes progress, such as mud, snow, or a large amount of work.
- She spent the weekend wading through a pile of paperwork.
- I'm still wading through the first chapter of that long novel.
- The rescue team was wading through deep mud to reach the stranded hikers.