waded
Crossed on foot
Waded is the past tense of wade, meaning to walk through water or another substance that impedes movement: We waded across the shallow stream, She waded through the snow to reach the car.
Figuratively, to wade through something is to make slow progress through tedious or difficult material: I waded through hundreds of pages of legal documents.
Went from side to side
- navigatedDirected one's course
- fordedCrossed at shallows
- trekkedTraveled laboriously on foot
- sloggedLabored persistently onward
trudged · plodded · pushed through · ventured · advanced · progressed · persevered · labored
crossed
Went from side to side
slogged · trudged · plodded · pushed through · ventured · advanced · progressed · persevered · labored · struggled
paddled
Moved boat manually
- splashedStruck liquid loudly
- ankle-deepSubmerged to the foot
- knee-highUp to the leg joint
forded · stream · ripples · tidepool · water's edge · pebbles · marsh · wetlands · estuary · lagoon
delved
Investigated thoroughly
grappled · sifted · sorted · pored over · worked through · navigated · struggled · labored · muddled · untangled
- wade throughTraverse laboriously
- wading poolShallow children's water basin
- waded inBegan with vigor
- wade inEnter forcefully, uninvited
- Roe v Wade1973 reproductive rights decision
- wading inEntering water gradually