Emily Dickinson Lexicon

wade (-ed, -s, wading), v. [OE wadan.] (webplay: feet, go, moved, pass, purposes, water, way).

1. Endure; suffer; pass laboriously through; experience the difficulty of.
2. Deliberate; luxuriate; move carefully; take the time needed to fully appreciate.
3. Persist; go on bravely.
4. Step; move; go; press forward; walk through.
5. Pilot; aviate; fly against the wind.