traipsing

VERB

walk

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amble lumber meander plod prance roam stroll strut trudge wander

STRONG

ambulate gad hike march pace parade promenade rove shuffle step stride tour traverse trek troop

WEAK

go on foot knock about take a walk travel on foot

Antonyms

STRONGEST

go direct run tiptoe

STRONG

stay

Example Sentences

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So in order to fly the tricolore in Milan, they would have had to give up their multimillion NHL salaries and spend a couple seasons traipsing around the Alps for virtually nothing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Youngsters making the transition to the seniors go left, to their own dressing room, saving them from traipsing across from the academy building on the other side of the complex for training.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025

Usher and NFL insider Adam Schefter traipsing around Capitol Hill and making a visit to the White House.

From Slate • Mar. 3, 2025

In his spare time, he was a caretaker at a refuge for bighorn sheep, traipsing into the woods in the middle of the night to check on the water supply.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2024

At this age, he should be playing by his den, not traipsing over hills.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver