peregrinating

verb

present participle of peregrinate
1
as in traversing
to make one's way through, across, or over Jack Kerouac's celebrated novel about penniless free spirits peregrinating the United States

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2
as in traveling
to take a trip especially of some distance a couple of backpacking college students who decided to spend the summer peregrinating around Ireland

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peregrinating
  1. traversing
  2. traveling
  3. crossing
  4. journeying
  5. following
  6. touring
  7. walking
  8. trekking
Verb
  • And yet the nugget of knowledge from his vast experience of traversing 120 yards (110 metres) via two 60-yard lengths in a trench – dug 4ft deep and 3ft wide in a Welsh field – filled with murky, mucky river water is not a tip about technique.
    — Rob Tanner, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • In a satiric short video, Rabid Dogs, 2002, for example, white-collar workers dress upas rapacious canines, clutching Burberry bags in their mouths and traversing cubicles on all fours.
    — Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of traversing
Verb
  • That could be why interest in traveling in November is surging, too.
    — Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Cameras went behind the scenes while Earle (second place to mirrorball winner Robert Irwin) was traveling around with the live tour.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of traveling
Verb
  • On an August morning two years ago, Meredith Melville was crossing Piedmont Avenue in Oakland, California, to meet a friend at a cafe.
    — Paula Span, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Her vehicle was eventually logged crossing into Mexico by the Department of Homeland Security.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of crossing
Verb
  • 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
  • With the sun journeying through your secretive 12th house, this season sets the stage for something quieter and healing.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of journeying
Verb
  • Observers say the case was significant to the city's freedom of association and it has been closely watched amid the city's drastic political changes following massive anti-government protests in 2019.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Relations with Morocco have been strained following reports that its government had facilitated the mass border crossing, but Sánchez tamped down the speculation.
    — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of following
Verb
  • The legendary rock band wanted to stop touring and go into the studio to record albums.
    — Molly McCrea, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Her arrival comes as Dion prepares for her most substantial return to live performance since health issues forced her to stop touring.
    — Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of touring
Verb
  • The high resolution scan creates a virtual 3D model of the site with an accuracy range of less than 2 centimeters, and involves walking around the archaeological site with an instrument called a LiDAR scanner.
    — Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Michigan and Indiana allow public walking along portions of their Great Lakes shorelines, while Wisconsin’s law remains less clear.
    — Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of walking
Verb
  • 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
  • This is how designers came up with a trekking pole that packs 10 tools, a telescope that doubles as a flashlight, and a sleeping bag that can be worn as a poncho or used as a hammock.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of trekking
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