globe-trotting

1 of 2

noun

: traveling about to many or widely separated countries especially in a hurried or cursory manner and typically for the sake of sightseeing : traveling widely throughout the world

travel bureaus that emphasize the joys of globe-trotting

globe-trotting

2 of 2

adjective

: marked by, inclined toward, or given to globe-trotting

long globe-trotting trips

globe-trotting authors

—Bennett Cerf

Word History

Etymology

Noun

globe entry 1 + trotting, from gerund of trot, verb

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Rhymes for globe-trotting

• allotting
• boycotting
• blotting
• clotting
• dotting
• jotting
• knotting
• plotting
• potting
• rotting
• slotting
• spotting