variants:
or travelling
Definition of traveling
1
: going to different places instead of staying in one place
a traveling opera company a traveling executive Traveling merchants carried the caps to Mexico City, where tourists bought them.— Ambar Past
— see also traveling salesman
2
: carried by, used by, or accompanying a traveler
a traveling alarm clock a traveling companion Another useful traveling tool is the compass.— Barbara Riedel Sheedy
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The first known use of traveling was in the 14th century
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