- present participle of backpack.
backpacking
Example Sentences
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A man from Edinburgh says he is facing jail in Thailand because he picked up a woman's phone in a bar "by mistake" on the first day of a backpacking holiday.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
At his condo last fall, Pretti was preparing for a biking and backpacking trip in Utah.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 1, 2026
These campgrounds are considered “moderate” because they either do not offer water but still offer car camping or they require a short backpacking trip.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2025
Loktev hasn’t completed a film since 2011’s “The Loneliest Planet,” which starred Gael García Bernal and Hani Furstenberg as soon-to-be-wed lovers backpacking through the Georgian countryside, their seemingly close bond shattered after a harrowing encounter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025
He and a friend would be backpacking for a year or more—Europe first, then Asia, ending up in the Philippines.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
