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tread water

verb as in wait

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Example Sentences

As the music climaxes, he kisses his friend full on the mouth while they both tread water naked.

He seemed to think that after that boffo first debate, he could just tread water.

Democrats will have no mandate to do much besides tread water for four years.

And Dick had sense enough to take the advice, and tread water quietly till the boat should come.

He began to tread water while he tried to lift his head and gaze across the waves.

Margery, seized by a panic, forgot to tread water and went clear to the bottom.

He was full of life, he understood how to swim, to tread water, to turn over and tumble in the flood.

When you tread water you force the water down with your hands and feet and so send your body, or keep it, up.

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On this page you'll find 9 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to tread water, such as: bide, bide one's time, coast, float, and mark time.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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