wading
The word “wading” has 2 syllables: wad-ing
It's pronounced as /ˈweɪdɪŋ/
What is synonym and antonym for wading?
In the thesaurus, “wading” has 65 synonyms and 41 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for wading along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for wading
- attack
- attacking
- attempt
- banging away
- bathe
- digging in
- driving
- drudge
- drudging
- eking out
- endeavoring
- essaying
- exercising
- exerting
- fagging
- fall to
- ford
- get feet wet
- get stuck in
- go for
- grubbing
- humping
- hustling
- initiate
- jump in
- knuckling down
- labor
- laboring
- launch
- light into
- moiling
- overexerting
- overworking
- paddle
- pitch in
- pitching in
- plodding
- plowing
- plugging
- putting out
- scrabbling
- scratching
- set about
- set to
- slaving
- slogging
- splash
- start
- straining
- striving
- struggling
- stumble
- sweating
- tackle
- tear into
- toil
- toiling
- travailing
- trek
- trudging
- trying
- tugging
- walk
- work through
- working
Antonyms for wading
- avoid
- basking
- be lazy
- breaking
- bumming
- chilling
- conclude
- dabbling
- dallying
- dillydallying
- dodge
- doodling
- end
- finish
- fooling around
- footling
- fribbling
- goldbricking
- hanging
- hanging about
- idle
- idling
- ignore
- laze
- lazing
- letting up
- loafing
- lolling
- lounging
- messing around
- neglect
- playing
- relaxing
- reposing
- resting
- shirking
- slackening
- stop
- trifling
- unwinding
- vegging out
Meanings of wading
- verb
- To walk through water or something that impedes progress.
- To progress with difficulty.
- To walk through (water or similar impediment); to pass through by wading.
- To enter recklessly.
- noun
- The act of one who wades.
- adjective
- Appropriate to wade in.
- Which wades (usually said of birds).
Example Sentences
- The children joyfully splashed in the shallow water, wading along the riverbank.
- With binoculars in hand, the birdwatcher carefully observed the heron wading in the tranquil pond.
- Despite the cool temperature, the adventurer embraced the challenge of wading through the refreshing mountain stream.
- The flamingos gracefully glided through the marsh, elegantly wading in search of food.
- The angler, equipped with fishing gear, spent the peaceful afternoon wading in the clear creek.
On this page you'll find 106 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to wading, such as: attack, attacking, attempt, avoid, banging away, basking, bathe.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
laboring
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- useful
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- wading
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fagging
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- driving
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- endeavoring
- essaying
- exercising
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- fagging
- grubbing
- humping
- hustling
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- laboring
- moiling
- overexerting
- overworking
- pitching in
- plodding
- plowing
- plugging
- putting out
- scrabbling
- scratching
- slaving
- slogging
- straining
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- sweating
- sweating blood
- toiling
- travailing
- trudging
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- tugging
- wading
- working