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
  • Not many indoor cats like leashes or traversing the great outdoors with their person.
    — Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Rescue crews in southern Colorado rushed to rescue a climber over the weekend who had fallen about 50 feet while traversing between Little Bear Peak and Blanca Peak in Alamosa County.
    — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of traversing
Verb
  • And for broadcast leaders, please keep investing in reporters and tools to serve the traveling public.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The Toyota sideswiped another vehicle traveling in the opposite direction and lost control, striking Bowling near 35th Avenue and Mangels Avenue, the Oakland police previously told PEOPLE.
    — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of traveling
Verb
  • The proposal stated that military or civilian cargo linked to Israeli vessels and other entities deemed to have damaged Iran would be banned from crossing until paying compensation.
    — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The path of totality — in which the moon completely covers the sun — begins over the Arctic Ocean, before crossing eastern Greenland, western Iceland and northern Spain.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of crossing
Verb
  • For instance, while journeying through the depths of Pisces, Luna will clash with Uranus in Gemini this afternoon, triggering a restless undercurrent that can make routines, restrictions and other people’s expectations all the more irritating.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 31 July 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
Definition of journeying
Verb
  • Boss Arne Slot has also moved on, following an underwhelming second season at the helm.
    — Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2026
  • But Ukraine has a layered array of defenses against the relatively slow-flying ones, and its counter-drone expertise has been in demand following the US-Iran war.
    — Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of following
Verb
  • No surprise that Stanley and Simmons have been friends since childhood with the decades of KISS touring with their families.
    — Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The industry has borrowed the tactics of touring artists and fashion drops, promoting limited premium-format screenings and slinging special-edition popcorn buckets.
    — Sophia Nguyen, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of touring
Verb
  • People can avoid small car trips to the coffee shop, dry cleaners or restaurants by walking or riding the bus or rail line.
    — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Many older adults are staying active through walking, jogging or taking yoga and exercise classes.
    — Nancy Badertscher, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of walking
Verb
  • Ever since the two spacecraft have been steadily trekking into the unknown—and so have their engineers.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026
  • That is unusual in a category where many trekking ebikes still rely on hardtail frames.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of trekking
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“Peregrinating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peregrinating. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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