American English pronunciation
How to pronounce wades
IPA transcription: ['weɪdz]
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Noun
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English tennis player who won many women's singles titles (born in 1945)
Verb
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walk (through relatively shallow water)
“Can we wade across the river to the other side?”
“Wade the pond”
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compress into a wad
“wad paper into the box”
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crowd or pack to capacity
“the theater was jampacked”
Usage examples
- A man wades in the water and watches a waterfall
- In North Carolina, it was once carried in Burlington, Wadesboro, Wilmington, and Yanceyville.
- On the actual day, a caller wades neck-high in the water and chants.
- Swadesh served in Burma, where Lieutenant Roger Hilsman described his linguistic skills as extraordinary.
- Wades first two years he led his team in receptions and punt return yards.