Wade: verb - move onward; of a weapon - go through something; walk in
water, liquid or other soft substance that impedes movement; pass over a river or
stream on foot; tackle a laborious or tedious task, a long or uninteresting
book; go on with difficulty or by force; run over in one's mind; of the sun or
moon - appear to move through clouds or mist.
Noun - something that can be waded through, a ford; wading.
'Having spent four
exhausting days travelling through the desert on foot, the party reached the
wide river and had to wade across it to reach civilisation on the far bank.'
'Jonathan had promised to
read the book to the end, in spite of the poor English and questionable plot,
so he was forced to wade through the bad writing until he reached the final
full stop.'
Pic: North of Dalton, East Riding of Yorkshire.
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