■ verb
1》 walk through a liquid or viscous substance.
2》 ( ~ through ) read laboriously through (a long piece of writing).
3》 ( ~ in/into ) informal attack, intervene, or become involved in a vigorous or forceful way.
■ noun an act of wading.
Derivatives
wadable (also ~able ) adjective
Origin
OE wadan 'move onward', also 'penetrate', from a Gmc word meaning 'go (through)'.