journeying

verb

present participle of journey
as in traveling
to take a trip especially of some distance an intense yearning to journey to distant lands

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Recent Examples of journeying Venus has everything to do with our finances and relationships, and when journeying through this Water sign, there is an undeniable aura of intensity surrounding these areas of life. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026 Many of the missing are Hindu pilgrims, who were journeying to Kailash Mansarovar, a high-altitude site in Tibet revered by Hindus and Buddhists. — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026 Americans journeying to Europe may not be aware of the latest entry requirements, Kathleen Wong reports. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026 But there were people who’d been on board for weeks before that, journeying through the Panama Canal. — Heather Greenwood Davis, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026 The 16-mile-wide (26 kilometer) giant of a comet spends its life journeying back and forth between the outer and inner solar system, where its frigid body is heated by the sun, triggering dramatic outbursts of activity. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 21 July 2026 Dylan also takes after his father, journeying into musical pursuits as a member of the band Midnight Kids from 2016 to 2021. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 10 July 2026 Zayden Alhasan and Ezra Belingheri, two long time friends, said Belingheri met in Nevada from Italy before journeying on a four-hour drive to watch USA play. — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026 At the final whistle, the Curaçao team mobbed Room in the penalty area before journeying some 40 yards behind him to celebrate with Curaçao fans in attendance. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for journeying
  1. traveling
  2. trekking
  3. touring
  4. voyaging
  5. wandering
Verb
  • Soon, crew who had been traveling on the plane stepped in to stabilize it, issuing a mayday call and seeking a place to land.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Two people died and one remains missing after a medical transport helicopter traveling from Catalina Island to the mainland crashed into the Pacific on Wednesday; two others were rescued and stable.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of traveling
Verb
  • Hikers trekking along trails around Los Angeles know that, by late summer, most creeks and rivers have dried up for the season.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The rest of Nepal, from popular trekking areas like Everest and Annapurna, and cities like Kathmandu and Pokhara, remains unaffected and open to visitors.
    — Nicola Chilton, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of trekking
Verb
  • Now retired from touring to spend more time with his family, including his 18-month-old daughter, Rosie, Muñoz says moments like seeing young fans in the crowd are what stay with him.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • While touring with Turnpike and Muscadine Bloodline this summer, the Moonrocks won over both bands.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of touring
Verb
  • However, when her island's resources are threatened, Moana embraces her ancestors' voyaging heritage and heads out to sea to find Maui, deliver the heart of Te Fiti (which Maui stole back in the day) and save her people.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 July 2026
Definition of voyaging
Verb
  • New research suggests that this adage may be true for wandering black holes too.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • In mid-July, one of her cubs became separated from the family for several days, wandering the river corridor alone.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of wandering

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“Journeying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/journeying. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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