road-tripping

verb

present participle of road-trip
as in migrating

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for road-tripping
  1. migrating
  2. wandering
  3. gallivanting
  4. hopping
  5. roaming
  6. roving
  7. traipsing
  8. touring
Verb
  • Satellites look back at Earth, studying its changing landforms, migrating wildlife, diminishing glaciers and natural disasters.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Instead, look for a lip liner that glides on smoothly but has enough grip to keep color from migrating beyond the lip line.
    — Sheryl George, Allure, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of migrating
Verb
  • Just a five-minute walk away, art aficionados can spend long hours wandering through the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum and the Prado museum, or take a stroll through El Retiro Park.
    — Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Jacaranda trees bloom in purple across the city’s streets and parks, making wandering between neighborhoods in search of milongas (tango dance halls) especially pleasant.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of wandering
Verb
  • First stop was Balthazar, where Chanel was fêting their new Coco fragrance before gallivanting off to hotspot Sophie’s in the East Village.
    — Irene Kim, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Buyers were interested but worried about the optics of a show revolving around two wealthy, gallivanting white guys.
    — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of gallivanting
Verb
  • The Italians have their evening passeggiata, and Spaniards practice the splendid art of the tapear, hopping from tapas joint to tapas joint in search of satisfaction and tipsiness.
    — Gary Shteyngart, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The researchers developed four main control policies for driving, wheelies and hopping, flipping, and jumping.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of hopping
Verb
  • The experiment goes wrong, the Farmer disappears and a large, hairy creature begins roaming the woods around Mossingham.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
  • What’s most notable is the number of young people roaming around the market well before the crack of dawn, Chris says.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of roaming
Verb
  • This roving work mounts an investigation into that which is typically dismissed as unserious—for example, fashion, perfume, and romantic comedies.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Lawson, 41, joined the Marlins this past July as roving hitting coach after working as Boston’s major league assistant hitting coach for two seasons and Boston’s minor league hitting coordinator in 2024.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of roving
Verb
  • Across the dozen tracks, Sivan leans heavily on ’90s touchstones, traipsing from glitch-hop to drum and bass, casting a wide net across sounds and scope.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The number of models seen traipsing down a particularly long show (99 at Matières Fécales)?
    — Max Berlinger, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of traipsing
Verb
  • Fortunately, gawkers can get their fix by touring Doris Duke's opulent 1937 estate at Black Point.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The couple spent significant time touring open air markets in Italy, which, Caruso said, were loaded with seafood and fresh produce.
    — Susan DeGrane, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of touring
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