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Meaning of "wading" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WADING

wading  [ˈweɪdɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WADING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wading is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WADING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

wading

Human swimming

Human swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water or another liquid, usually for the purpose of recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs, the body, or both. Humans are able to hold their breath underwater and undertake rudimentary locomotive swimming within weeks of birth, as an evolutionary response. Swimming is consistently found to be among the top recreational activities undertaken by the public, and in some countries, swimming lessons are a compulsory part of the educational curriculum. As a formalized sport, swimming features in a range of local, national, and international competitions, including every modern summer Olympics.

Definition of wading in the English dictionary

The definition of wading in the dictionary is the act of walking with the feet immersed in water, a stream, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WADING


all-pervading
ˌɔːlpɜːˈveɪdɪŋ
bidding
ˈbɪdɪŋ
braiding
ˈbreɪdɪŋ
countershading
ˌkaʊntəˈʃeɪdɪŋ
crusading
kruːˈseɪdɪŋ
degrading
dɪˈɡreɪdɪŋ
fading
ˈfeɪdɪŋ
grading
ˈɡreɪdɪŋ
horse-trading
ˈhɔːsˌtreɪdɪŋ
invading
ɪnˈveɪdɪŋ
lading
ˈleɪdɪŋ
nonfading
ˌnɒnˈfeɪdɪŋ
pervading
pɜːˈveɪdɪŋ
providing
prəˈvaɪdɪŋ
raiding
ˈreɪdɪŋ
riding
ˈraɪdɪŋ
rollerblading
ˈrəʊləˌbleɪdɪŋ
shading
ˈʃeɪdɪŋ
unfading
ʌnˈfeɪdɪŋ
upbraiding
ʌpˈbreɪdɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WADING

waddler
waddling
waddly
waddy
wade
wadeable
wader
waders
wadge
wadi
Wadi Halfa
wadies
wading bird
wading pool
wadmal
wadset
wadsetted
wadsetter
wadsetting
wady

WORDS THAT END LIKE WADING

according
beading
carbon trading
day trading
downloading
first reading
heading
homesteading
insider trading
leading
loading
misleading
off-roading
pleading
proofreading
reading
recommended reading
roading
self-loading
trading
unloading

Synonyms and antonyms of wading in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «WADING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «wading» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of wading

Translation of «wading» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WADING

Find out the translation of wading to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of wading from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wading» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

涉水
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vadeo
570 millions of speakers

English

wading
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

wading
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخوض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

болотная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rasa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

wading
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pataugeoire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Memancing
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Planschbecken
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ワタリ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

넘어 가고
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wading
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lội
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Wading
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विडिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sığ
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

guado
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

brodzący
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

болотна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

trecere prin vad
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παρυδάτια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

waden
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

plask
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vading
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wading

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WADING»

The term «wading» is quite widely used and occupies the 34.288 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WADING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wading

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3 QUOTES WITH «WADING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word wading.
1
Amanda Burton
I'm becoming more squeamish. I didn't use to be - nine years of 'Silent Witness' prepared me for most things one will have the misfortune to see in life. Before, I'd be wading up to my neck in gore, but now I tend to look away.
2
Ted Nugent
Hopping the fence or wading the Rio Grande River isn't part of America's immigration process.
3
Kara Swisher
One of my favorite vacation memories was the Thai foot massage and Internet access salons in Bangkok, followed up by my testing cellphone coverage while wading in Provincetown Harbor on Cape Cod.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WADING»

Discover the use of wading in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wading and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Wading Home: A Novel of New Orleans
" --"Kirkus Reviews" "Story weaves this tale of family ties and secrets back and forth between past and present, using finely drawn characters, jazz settings, and taut emotions to build tension toward reconciliation.
Rosalyn M. Story, 2010
2
Wading Into Chaos: Inside the Life of a Paramedic
Wading Into Chaos, written by a veteran paramedic, gives you a first hand, real life glimpse inside the chaotic world of Emergency Medical Services.
Bob Holdsworth, Robert E. Holdsworth, 2012
3
Shoreham and Wading River
Shoreham and Wading River is an illustrated tale of two good neighbors vividly told through the magic of historic postcards from the Shoreham Village historical archives, the Wading River and Suffolk County Historical Societies, and private ...
Jane Alcorn, Mary Ann Oberdorf, 2012
4
Wading the Tide
Wading the Tide is an expression of profound emotions touching on a wide range of issues-personal and political-from the birth of the Cameroon nation, her political meandering, until the state of emergency declared on the North West ...
Emmanuel Fru Doh, 2009
5
North American Wading Birds
Voyageur Naturally is your one-stop resource for books about nature and country sports.
John Netherton, 1994
6
Wading Birds
Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of North American wading birds.
Anne Welsbacher, 1998
7
Wading Through Many Voices: Toward a Theology of Public ...
Wading through Many Voices brings together the voices of Latino/a, African American, Asian American, Native American, and Euro-American scholars to produce a dialogue of public theology: how faith-communities, divided by race, class, ...
Harold Recinos, 2011
8
Wading the Waters of My Mind
With the help of medication and the support of her family, she began to pick up the pieces of her life and started work on her first novel The Fire in Your Eyes (published 2009), juggling work on the novel with her studies with The Open ...
Martine Daniel, 2011
9
Ultimate Field Trip 3: Wading Into Marine Biology
A middle school class from Boston visits Cobscook Bay, Maine, to learn about the marine biology of the Bay's tidal zone.
Susan E. Goodman, 2000
10
Wading Birds as Biological Indicators: 1975 Colony Survey
In 1975 we studied the suitability of wading birds (herons and their allies) as biological indicators in the coastal environment.
Thomas W. Custer, Ronald G. Osborn, 1977

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WADING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wading is used in the context of the following news items.
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2 teens drown in Pa. creek after wading into sinkhole
2 teens drown in Pa. creek after wading into sinkhole ... slipped under the surface around 3 p.m. after wading into a water-filled sinkhole about 8-to-10 feet deep. «PennLive.com, Aug 15»
2
Photo of people wading in National WWII Monument causes uproar
Along the entire circumference of the fountain, we witnessed over one hundred people, from diapered babies to grown adults, wading and splashing in the water ... «Bangor Daily News, Jul 15»
3
Chesterfield man drowns after wading into deep water at Lake Saint …
LAKE SAINT LOUIS • A man wading in Lake Saint Louis drowned Tuesday afternoon, police there said. The Missouri Highway Patrol identified the victim as ... «STLtoday.com, Jul 15»
4
Rallies planned after wading pool closures
Ward 4 councillor Jesse Helmer says there are two in his ward that are closed - the Smith wading pool on Brampton Road and the McMahen pool on Adelaide ... «CTV News, Jul 15»
5
Inspector Orders Closure of 2 Wading Pools in Hastings
HASTINGS, Neb. (AP) -- Concerns over a missing safety feature have prompted the closure of two wading pools in Hastings. A state inspector closed the pools ... «NBC Nebraska, Jul 15»
6
Parents angry after girl, 8, told to cover up at wading pool
Over the weekend, Cory McLean and Anika Warmington were at a local park with their kids when their eight-year-old daughter Marlee spotted a wading pool, ... «CTV News, Jun 15»
7
Cops: Wrong-way drunk driver from Wading River almost hits police …
A drunk wrong way driver from Wading River almost hit a police car twice and forced other motorists off the road before being stopped Friday night in Cutchogue, ... «RiverheadLOCAL, Apr 15»
8
Police: Wading River Man Stabs Man During Road Rage Incident in …
A Wading River man was arrested for stabbing a Hampton Bays man during a road rage incident on Sunday afternoon, according to Riverhead Town Police. «Patch.com, Apr 15»
9
Police: Woman, daughter killed in double-murder, suicide in Wading
(Update 8 a.m.) A 43-year-old Wading River woman and her 17-year-old daughter are dead of gunshot wounds following a domestic dispute last night. «RiverheadLOCAL, Feb 15»
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Wading pools, rec centres won't be closed: Bowman
QMI_WS20150202BD13 Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman says wading pools and recreation centres won't be closed. (Brian Donogh/Winnipeg Sun file photo). «Winnipeg Sun, Feb 15»

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