What is "trod water"

Usage examples of "trod water".

He himself trod water, repeatedly lifting his hands to show they were empty.

He trod water in the center for a long time, trying the depth here and there, and when he tried to return was too cold to swim properly.

After a few minutes, he trod water, and opened the channel of his transceiver.

I gulped and trod water, clinging on to the ceiling light for support, but the gurgling waves were rising fast, and I knew that in a second or two the room would be flooded to the top.

HE REACHED ITS HULL, AND PLACED ONE HAND ON ITS pitch-black surface as he trod water, shaking the sea from his hair and eyes.

I trod water, looking about me: in the next two barges the thatches were alight as well, and people were screaming and tumbling into the water - I saw one woman jumping with a baby in her arms: I believe it was the one who had cuffed the little boy for laughing at the elephant's dung.

She bore down slowly on where Hal trod water, and he struck out desperately with one hand, dragging Iyasu out of her path.

Ten minutes or so later he paused, trod water, trying to look around him.