Thesaurus results for TRAIPSES

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verb

present tense third-person singular of traipse

as in walks

to go on foot traipsed down the hall to get a cup of coffee

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as in wanders

to move about from place to place aimlessly a group of friends traipsing around the country the summer after graduation

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traipses

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noun

plural of traipse

as in travels

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Recent Examples of traipses

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An often nude Scarlett Johansson traipses about Scotland and preys upon men with active libidos. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 8 June 2026 As the film traipses between these various plot points, its nature as a collection of memories proves both its biggest strength and weakness. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 13 May 2026 In its first, most romantic act, Hamnet is enchanting and fanciful; Agnes traipses through the lush forests of Warwickshire, embarking upon a sweet, awkward courtship with Shakespeare. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2025 Ella’s son is now 7 and sometimes traipses downstairs to gouge his grandparents’ cereal collection. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 2 Oct. 2025 Binoculars swinging from their necks, the group heads across North West Street and traipses through the government campus toward the Statehouse whose southernmost lawns host more habitat for migrating birds. — Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025

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Verb

Eventually, before the set is over, Beck walks away, never having noticed his ex.

— Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
As Batiba, Slate’s borderline baby voice walks a nimble line between seductive and menacing, but Manny Jacinto is the real scene-stealer as a literal baby demon.

— Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of walks

Verb

Third place was Japanese director Sabu’s Arrested Memory, a crime caper about a detective with dementia who unwittingly wanders off with a multimillion-dollar ransom, sending cops and criminals on his trail.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
Perhaps most telling of all, Stone cuts the character of Carlotta, a governess born to circus performers who wanders through the play like a lost clown, origin-less, amused, and sad.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of wanders

Verb

Trump treads carefully The leaders last met in Beijing just four months ago, and could meet twice more later this year.

— Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Through rapid-fire verbal repartee, constant close-ups, and frantic cuts, Deramas treads a careful line between tragedy and comedy, the latter a psychological weapon against the former.

— Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of treads

Verb

When the Farmer destroys the flock’s beloved pumpkin patch, Shaun turns mad scientist to fix the problem, only for events to spiral out of control as a wild beast roams the woods of Mossingham.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2026
Ripper Row — Jack the Ripper roams the streets in search of his next victim.

— Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of roams

Noun

That has real consequences for how living rooms, hallways and home offices get styled — gallery walls of family photos, open shelving for ceramics and framed ephemera from meaningful trips will crowd out generic wall art.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Falcons also have lost four straight trips to Lambeau, though the most recent was six years ago.

— Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of trips

Verb

The setting is contemporary Paris in crisis, when civil unrest, rather amorphously presented apart from increasing numbers of military on the streets, makes evening strolls potentially problematic.

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
Erika Girardi strolls in, followed by Teddi Mellencamp and her new Rachel Maddow power-lesbian haircut.

— Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of strolls

Noun

Ssebayiga and his team of Deaf guides lead expeditions like gorilla treks through Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, rhino-tracking safaris at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, and chimpanzee-watching in Kibale Forest National Park.

— CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
Oddly, in those early years of pioneering space treks, nobody knew what microgravity would do to the human eye and a person's vision.

— Leonard David, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2026

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