traipsing 1 of 2

present participle of traipse

traipsing

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of traipsing
Adjective
Speaking with Entertainment Weekly for a Witcher season 4 cover story, showrunner Lauren Hissrich exclusively confirms that Minnie Driver will not return as the shape-shifting, time-traveling, parallel world-traipsing Seanchaí. Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025 One of the first celebrities to be regularly photographed in her everyday clothes, Birkin was an early icon of street style, traipsing around Paris in sneakers and rumpled sweaters, wicker basket in hand. Anahid Nersessian, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025 Who wants thousands of people traipsing through their neighborhoods? Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 4 Sep. 2025 This guy comes for a holiday and has 23 cars and a bike squad traipsing around, and the same again at his next port of call. Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traipsing
Verb
  • Refrain from entering water that might carry an electric current and avoid walking through floodwaters.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Refrain from entering water that may have electricity in it and avoid walking through floodwaters.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The cubs had been found wandering without their mother near Poway in late March.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Bertis Sutton, Ruth’s son, told Global News in June that his mother has early stage Alzheimer’s but had not shown signs of being disoriented or wandering away.
    David Chiu, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Administration is treading more carefully, however, after facing an unexpected level of blowback towards the strikes, an official told NBC last week.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Maddie—baggy hoodies tossed over an array of old tattoos, clearly carrying a heavy amount of life for her 28 years—gradually attempts to fill her daughter in on her own youth, treading a tightrope between honesty and delicacy.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Observing this phenomenon could provide insight into the many alien worlds roaming freely through space.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Johnson County officials are turning to Fort Worth for help in capturing a pack of dogs roaming neighborhoods in Godley and threatening children’s safety.
    Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Images shared on social media ranged from brunches and farmers markets to families strolling downtown, to counter the president’s portrayal.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The autumn months aren’t as crowded as Carnival season, and there is less heat and humidity, which makes strolling around the city even more enjoyable.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025

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“Traipsing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traipsing. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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