Synonyms of transiting

transiting

verb

present participle of transit

as in traversing

to make one's way through, across, or over

once you transit that stretch of dense woods, the hiking should be much easier

Synonyms & Similar Words

• traversing
• crossing
• following
• traveling
• navigating
• walking
• tracking
• covering
• cutting (across)
• passing (over)
• coursing
• proceeding (along)
• riding
• going
• hiking
• peregrinating
• perambulating
• treading
• tramping
• running
• traipsing
• crisscrossing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of transiting

Bab el-Mandeb has worked as a pressure release valve since the start of the Iran war, with more tankers transiting through it with the Strait of Hormuz under threat. — Fatma Khaled, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026

Saudi crude exports via the Bab al-Mandeb strait have at least halved since the Houthis declared a blockade on Saudi ships transiting the waterway, according to Rahul Choudhary, vice president of upstream research at Rystad Energy. — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, a tanker reported hearing two explosions off the coast of Oman while transiting Hormuz, according to a Wednesday incident report from the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre. — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026

Iran and Oman agreed Wednesday to a route for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz and are putting the final touches on arrangements for jointly managing the passage, Tehran's foreign ministry said. — Mark Osborne, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

This could, in turn, trigger feelings of restlessness and irritability, not to mention the lack of clarity brought on by the moon transiting this Water sign. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026

Trump has repeatedly threatened to invade Kharg Island or otherwise broaden military operations throughout the conflict as Tehran has continued launching missiles and drones at ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026

War-risk insurance rates on vessels transiting both straits have already spiked sharply this month. — Frank Ahrens, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

On Wednesday, the Houthis claimed to have attacked their first targets under the new embargo -- two Saudi oil tankers transiting the Red Sea. — David Brennan, ABC News, 23 July 2026