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traipse

verb

ˈtrāps How to pronounce traipse (audio)
traipsed; traipsing

intransitive verb

: to go on foot : walk
traipsed over to the restaurant
children traipsing at her heels
also : to walk or travel about without apparent plan but with or without a purpose
a week traipsing through the Ozarks
traipsing from office to office

transitive verb

: tramp, walk
traipse the countryside
traipse noun

Synonyms

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wander, roam, ramble, rove, traipse, meander mean to go about from place to place usually without a plan or definite purpose.

wander implies an absence of or an indifference to a fixed course.

fond of wandering about the square just watching the people

roam suggests wandering about freely and often far afield.

liked to roam through the woods

ramble stresses carelessness and indifference to one's course or objective.

the speaker rambled on without ever coming to the point

rove suggests vigorous and sometimes purposeful roaming.

armed brigands roved over the countryside

traipse implies a course that is erratic but may sometimes be purposeful.

traipsed all over town looking for the right dress

meander implies a winding or intricate course suggestive of aimless or listless wandering.

the river meanders for miles through rich farmland

Example Sentences

I traipsed all over town looking for the right dress. I'm too old to go traipsing around Europe.
Recent Examples on the Web Others resented having to traipse around in their elder’s shadow, bristled at being compared frequently with the family star, and felt overlooked by the parents, all of which damaged their relationship with the older sibling. Linda Flanagan, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2022 Install a sink in your outdoor kitchen to avoid having to traipse back inside to wash your hands or rinse ingredients. Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Aug. 2022 Now, there are unhoused people that traipse this whole community. Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2022 Prada sprinted so that Emily in Paris could traipse around France in a red beret. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2021 Specifically, there are groups of Fremen who live out in the desert and are suspicious of any off-worlders who might traipse onto their planet. Jackson Mchenry, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2021 FARM FEST Guests can traipse through SummitWynd’s 600-foot-long Sunflower Stroll, enjoy the Lavender Fields instead, or take their children to Farmer Chip and Granny’s stable for Spring Horses, Pony Hops, and even Unicorn Hops. BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2021 And on off days, the relatively unknown cast was free to traipse around Prague, haunting local pubs in search of cheap beer. Ashley Spencer, Vulture, 11 May 2021 Although a few thousand fans continued to loyally traipse out to the new stadium to support Darlington, they were surrounded by row after row of empty seats. Tom Mctague, The Atlantic, 19 Apr. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1647, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of traipse was in 1647

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