road-tripping

present participle of road-trip

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for road-tripping
Verb
  • All the while, the heat coming from the pan is slowly migrating toward the center of the meat, gently cooking it to my goal temperature.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Japanese laborers had been migrating to Hawaii since the 1890s, mainly to work on sugar plantations.
    H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • But when Fran discovers a magic tree after wandering into the woods, the trio experience a series of life-altering adventures.
    Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Times classical music critic Mark Swed was there to watch, along with many effusive supporters of music director Gianandrea Noseda’s now wandering orchestra.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Buyers were interested but worried about the optics of a show revolving around two wealthy, gallivanting white guys.
    Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Velasquez's social media account captured the real estate agent gallivanting on trips with family and friends following the alleged murder.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • To descend to the pitch-black floor of a crater, Chang’e-7 will deploy a novel hopping probe.
    Reuters, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Sometimes, that means hopping on a plane to London after coaching a Friday night game.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Images of Anderson roaming around the concert venue with a large 35mm camera were shared widely on social media sites at the time.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Texas has the largest feral hog population in the United States, with millions of the invasive animals roaming the state.
    Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Below ground, the future-professor’s shadow runs hard against the palm trees, roving nowhere.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Enclose The Garden With A Fence Enclosing a garden or patio with a fence provides more privacy, discourages roving deer, and adds a little mystery to your property.
    Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 13 July 2026
Verb
  • And last summer, farmers actually set up a turnstile to charge people traipsing through their fields to get a good shot of the Seceda and Drei Zinnen (Three Peaks) mountain ranges.
    Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • My mom is always looking for the next best sneaker for traipsing around the city, and she won’t be caught wearing bulky maximalist running shoes.
    Christina Shepherd McGuire, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Not to mention that the shows debuted touring drummer Anika Nilles, taking on the scariest gig imaginable, as well as keyboardist Loren Gold, who expanded the band to a four-piece for the first time.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Alabama’s meteoric rise saw the group being credited for being early in country music to adopt some of rock’s touring production values, finding rock-star-level success as well.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026
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“Road-tripping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/road-tripping. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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