What is "wading"

Wade \Wade\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Waded; p. pr. & vb. n. Wading.] [OE. waden to wade, to go, AS. wadan; akin to OFries. wada, D. waden, OHG. watan, Icel. va?a, Sw. vada, Dan. vade, L. vadere to go, walk, vadum a ford. Cf. Evade, Invade, Pervade, Waddle.]

1. To go; to move forward. [Obs.]

   When might is joined unto cruelty, Alas, too deep will the venom wade.
   --Chaucer.

   Forbear, and wade no further in this speech.
   --Old Play.

2. To walk in a substance that yields to the feet; to move, sinking at each step, as in water, mud, sand, etc.

   So eagerly the fiend . . . With head, hands, wings, or feet, pursues his way, And swims, or sinks, or wades, or creeps, or flies.
   --Milton.

3. Hence, to move with difficulty or labor; to proceed ?lowly among objects or circumstances that constantly ?inder or embarrass; as, to wade through a dull book.

   And wades through fumes, and gropes his way.
   --Dryden.

   The king's admirable conduct has waded through all these difficulties.
   --Davenant.

Wading \Wad"ing\, a. & n. from Wade, v.

Wading bird. (Zo["o]l.) See Wader, 2.

1. 1 Appropriate to wade in. 2 Which wades. n. The act of one who wades. v

2. (present participle of wade English)

n. walking with your feet in shallow water