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

Not many indoor cats like leashes or traversing the great outdoors with their person. — Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026

Rescue crews in southern Colorado rushed to rescue a climber over the weekend who had fallen about 50 feet while traversing between Little Bear Peak and Blanca Peak in Alamosa County. — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026

The 42-year-old conquered the Via Alpina, which involves traversing a vast European alpine region stretching east to west from Italy, through Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and finally France and Monaco. — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026

Horse-and-rider teams have 24 hours to complete the 100-mile route along the historic Western States Trail, traversing some of the Sierra Nevada’s most rugged and scenic terrain. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026

The Leadville 100 Trail Run is an extremely challenging, high-alpine endurance race renowned for not only traversing 100 miles but also scaling a collective 14,000 vertical feet. — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 31 July 2026

Broad Peak, where the climbers were traversing when the avalanche struck, is a 26,401-foot mountain in the Karakoram range in central Asia. — ABC News, 31 July 2026

The intensity of the elements, along with sketchy infrastructure, can make traversing Pakistan's mountains feel like a grand adventure. — Betsy Joles, NPR, 29 July 2026

The spinning flywheel generates gyroscopic forces that keep the robot upright while moving, stopping, or traversing uneven terrain, reports Techeblog. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026