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wading.

Appropriate to wade in.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj

  1. Appropriate to wade in.

    not-comparable
    The pool is too small for doing laps: it’s only a wading pool.

  2. Usually of a bird: which wades.

    not-comparable
    Flamingos are wading birds.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English wade Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English wading From wade + -ing.

noun

  1. gerund of wade: the act of one who wades.

    countable · form-of · gerund · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English wade Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English wading From wade + -ing.

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of wade

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English wade Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English wading From wade + -ing.

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