Synonyms of traversing

traversing

verb

present participle of traverse

as in crossing

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

the spider traversed the wall from end to end

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of traversing

Frith has three friends with her when she’s first seen traversing the marshes. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026

The production’s adventurousness, traversing every corner of Brad Bentz’s scenic design, can have a diffuse effect. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

People were part of Pleistocene history, adapting to the colder climates in the north and traversing the unglaciated regions to the south of the glacial margins. — Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026

During a Wednesday press conference, Mamdani discouraged the public from traversing through lower Manhattan on Friday. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Brenner was a member of a 44-strong breakaway in the Sierra Sur de Jaén mountains, with the stage 14 traversing 154km from Jaén to La Pandera, a 12km climb with sections topping out at 17 per cent in its upper reaches. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

In a satiric short video, Rabid Dogs, 2002, for example, white-collar workers dress upas rapacious canines, clutching Burberry bags in their mouths and traversing cubicles on all fours. — Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

And while Jonas is no stranger to traversing the nation, often on a tour bus, he may not have been accustomed to the way it was done on the commercial’s set. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026

The soldiers are members of the Polish special forces and are taking part in an exercise designed only months ago that simulates moving through enemy lines, traversing miles of enemy territory and launching a drone strike on a key enemy location. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026