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waded in

waded in is the simple past and past participle of wade in.

Meaning of wade in

Verb

wade in (third-person singular simple present wades in, present participle wading in, simple past and past participle waded in)

  1. To interrupt someone, or a situation, by doing or saying something abruptly, or forcefully, and usually without thinking about the consequences.
    • The Federal Reserve is under pressure to wade in with an emergency interest-rate cut.

Questions about waded in

What is waded in the simple past and past participle of?
Waded in is the simple past and past participle of wade in.

Words near waded in in the dictionary

  1. Wade-Dahl-Till valves
  2. Wade-Giles
  3. wadeable
  4. Wadebridge
  5. waded
  6. waded in
  7. waded through
  8. wadeite
  9. Wadena
  10. Wadena County
  11. Wadenhoe

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