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
  • Feast on fresh fruits, pastries, cold cuts, omelettes, and traditional foul mudammas while traversing the ancient waterway.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The rest of the bill features a wide-ranging list of artists traversing country, rock, hip-hop, electronic and more.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of traversing
Verb
  • Black asserts that the statements made by Garcia are false and that traveling to appear on national television to make such statements about the inquiry into Epstein’s crimes goes beyond the purview of a member of Congress.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Another big game has Fort Worth Carter-Riverside (6-3, 3-3) traveling over to Scarborough-Handley Field to take on Fort Worth Southwest (4-5, 3-3) for the final playoff berth in the district.
    — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of traveling
Verb
  • This is immediately clear upon crossing the threshold, when the atmosphere takes on a futuristic tone, as a corridor of Ando’s signature industrial concrete and light wood lattices carries visitors deep inside the building.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Her intentions were made clear in exchanges on social media with Bowden, who harshly criticized Honeycutt for crossing party lines, particularly for talking with Ocasio-Cortez.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of crossing
Verb
  • Directed by Kei Oikawa and adapted from the popular manga by Nagano, the fantasy feature tracks the small protagonist and companions journeying to a scenic coastal island before uncovering a sinister local mystery.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Luna is journeying through your second house of money, possessions and self-worth, gently nudging you toward fair exchanges.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of journeying
Verb
  • First, there's Topkapi Palace, built by the Ottomans in the 1460s following the conquest of Constantinople.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Rhoades, convicted and sentenced to death in 1999, had filed numerous appeals over the following decades.
    — Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of following
Verb
  • That leaves trumpeter Lee Loughnane as the only original member still touring with the band.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Down by your ankles are bicycle pedals desperately maintaining the argument that this belongs somewhere in the ebike family, while six inches above the bars is a touchscreen doing the same job as the TFT on a modern touring motorcycle.
    — Kevin Fanady, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of touring
Verb
  • This also had a boat trip included, a lovely way to cool off after a day walking Barcelona’s lanes.
    — Jaymi McCann, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Walking less than 500 meters indicates poor cardiorespiratory fitness; walking between 500 and 700 meters is acceptable; walking more than 700 is excellent.
    — Laura Solla, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of walking
Verb
  • While the high-traffic Everest climbing season is over, Nepal is in the midst of its prime autumn trekking season, even as the country recovers from a devastating monsoon period that included deadly late-August flash floods.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • A week at a Caribbean resort, a safari in East Africa and a month trekking in Nepal carry very different risks.
    — Andrés Henao, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of trekking
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