as in walking
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as in treading
to go on foot
traipsed down the hall to get a cup of coffee
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as in wandering
to move about from place to place aimlessly
a group of friends traipsing around the country the summer after graduation
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Recent Examples of traipsing
Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
Your first step isn’t to look at the video—that would be like traipsing through a crime scene.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2026
There are still Targaryens and characters hitting one another with sharp implements, but this show follows a relatively small-scale story of a knight and his squire traipsing around Westeros.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
In November, the newest jaguar on the scene, nicknamed Cinco, was seen traipsing through the southeastern borderlands.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 14 Jan. 2026
From then on, our Christmas Eve ritual took a new form—fancy dinner, followed by midnight Mass, then home for presents before traipsing to bed.
—Editors Of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Nov. 2025
After all that traveling and traipsing, grab a pick-me-up at one of the many craft beer, wine, and cocktail spots around town.
—Billie Cohen, AFAR Media, 6 Nov. 2025
Speaking with Entertainment Weekly for a Witcher season 4 cover story, showrunner Lauren Hissrich exclusively confirms that Minnie Driver will not return as the shape-shifting, time-traveling, parallel world-traipsing Seanchaí.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
One of the first celebrities to be regularly photographed in her everyday clothes, Birkin was an early icon of street style, traipsing around Paris in sneakers and rumpled sweaters, wicker basket in hand.
—Anahid Nersessian, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
Puppet lovers are all huddled at the Allerton Hotel on the Magnificent Mile and traipsing off to watch shows all over the city, at venues from the Studebaker Theater to the Chopin to the Biograph.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
Your first step isn’t to look at the video—that would be like traipsing through a crime scene.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2026
There are still Targaryens and characters hitting one another with sharp implements, but this show follows a relatively small-scale story of a knight and his squire traipsing around Westeros.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
In November, the newest jaguar on the scene, nicknamed Cinco, was seen traipsing through the southeastern borderlands.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 14 Jan. 2026
From then on, our Christmas Eve ritual took a new form—fancy dinner, followed by midnight Mass, then home for presents before traipsing to bed.
—Editors Of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Nov. 2025
After all that traveling and traipsing, grab a pick-me-up at one of the many craft beer, wine, and cocktail spots around town.
—Billie Cohen, AFAR Media, 6 Nov. 2025
Speaking with Entertainment Weekly for a Witcher season 4 cover story, showrunner Lauren Hissrich exclusively confirms that Minnie Driver will not return as the shape-shifting, time-traveling, parallel world-traipsing Seanchaí.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
One of the first celebrities to be regularly photographed in her everyday clothes, Birkin was an early icon of street style, traipsing around Paris in sneakers and rumpled sweaters, wicker basket in hand.
—Anahid Nersessian, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traipsing
Adjective
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The property is also within short walking distance of some recognizable hot spots: the Staples Center and the Los Angeles Convention Center.—
Adam Lapetina,
Travel + Leisure,
16 May 2020
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These people are all within walking distance of one another in Rhinebeck.—
Ben Brantley,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2020
Verb
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Forbes has compiled a list of 20 big private equity zombies—businesses that are either scaling back, like Vestar, or simply treading water.—
Hank Tucker,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Teams treading water make necessary moves, not declarative ones.—
Evan Grant,
Dallas Morning News,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In her fifty-seven years of wandering, nobody had messed with her.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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In summer, look for grizzlies wandering among the grasslands of the park’s Hayden Valley.—
Laura Kiniry,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Jan. 2026
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That means roaming cameras inside private spaces.—
Jamie Gold,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Patriots needed to convert on third down to essentially end the game and secure their first Super Bowl appearance since Tom Brady was throwing passes and Bill Belichick was roaming the sideline.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Beyond the slopes, winter musts include wildlife spotting in Grand Teton National Park, a sleigh ride through the National Elk Refuge, and strolling downtown Jackson, known for its iconic antler arches.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Jan. 2026
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Fouquet’s ideal for a special occasion dinner, date night, or an indulgent lunch after strolling along the Champs-Elysées.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Traipsing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traipsing. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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