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splash: There is a shallow pool where the little children can
wade. 3 wade in or into. a enter, get in (or into), join (in):
When the fight began, Patrick waded in with arms flailing. b
attack, approach, get or set to work, plunge or dive into: I
have to wade into an enormous pile of mail that accumulated
while I was away. 4 wade through. plough through, work (one's)
way through, hammer or pound away at, plod through, peg away at:
You really have to wade through that entire book to write your
report.
waffle v. 1 Often, waffle on. carry on, jabber (on), prattle (on),
prate, blather (on or away), Colloq run on, Brit witter (on),
natter (on), rabbit on, Slang run off at the mouth: He kept
waffling on about his new computer and, frankly, I wasn't
listening. 2 equivocate, hedge, quibble, shuffle, tergiversate,
hem and haw, prevaricate, Brit beat about the bush, US beat
around the bush, Colloq fudge: I wish he would stop waffling
and say what he means.
--n. 3 talk, palaver, verbiage, prattle, twaddle, blather,
prolixity, wordiness, jabber, jibber-jabber, Colloq hot air:
All I got was a lot of waffle when I asked for the best interest
rate on a loan.
waft v. 1 drift, float, blow, whiff, be borne or carried or
transported: The scent of jasmine wafted towards me on the warm
breeze.
--n. 2 breath, suggestion, puff, whiff, hint: A waft of cool,
fresh air momentarily eased the stench of the dungeon.
wag° v. 1 wave, waggle, oscillate, fluctuate, sway, undulate,
flutter, flap, flip, flicker, shake, vibrate, quiver, nod, rock,
dance, wobble, bob, bobble, waver, Rare vellicate: Misty's tail
wagged as I approached the house.
--n. 2 wave, waggle, oscillation, fluctuation, sway,
undulation, flutter, vellication, flap, flip, flicker, shake,
vibration, quiver, nod, wobble, bobble, waver: The dying animal
recognized me and gave a feeble wag of her tail.
wagý n. comedian, wit, punster, pundit, joker, jester, comic,
jokester, droll, merry andrew, clown, Colloq card: A wag said