From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishwadewade /weɪd/ ●○○ verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] WALKto walk through water that is not deep► see thesaurus at walk → wade in → wade through something→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
wade• They waded across the river.• He'd gladly wade into the attack.• A few family members waded into the surf and tossed flowers.• Personnel managers and employers are busy people and do not have time to wade through a thirty page resume.• He moved slowly, like a tired man wading through cold water.• She moved as if she were in a dream, wading through viscous liquid.Origin wade Old English wadan 