trekking

verb

present participle of trek
as in traveling
to take a trip especially of some distance adventurers trekking across the desert in search of a fabled city of gold

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Recent Examples of trekking The Plex Solo Pro pitches using a single trekking pole for a sharp, single-point peak height of 52 in (132 cm) and a series of six to 10 stakes. — New Atlas, 18 July 2026 Related Stories Alemán is the first human in history to have completed the Triple Grand Slam of Travel, visiting all 193 countries recognized by the United Nations, trekking to both the North and South Poles and traveling to space. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 17 July 2026 For millennia, upward of 5,000 ancestors living in the basin, many trekking to higher elevation to gather food in the summertime. — Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026 Grandma, irrelevantly but convincingly, spoke of wars, blizzards and trekking barefoot to school. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026 Running from June through October, the new offering includes activities like archery, mountain biking, and trail trekking across the resort’s 30,000 acres. — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 14 July 2026 The two had been trekking alongside Bluhme’s 17-year-old son Magnus and their two-year-old golden labrador, Blaze. — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 13 July 2026 Bodycam video shared by NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch Wednesday afternoon showed at least two officers trekking up the skyscraper and meeting Nikolau and Kuznetsov, who appeared to be unharnessed. — Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026 The sandals keep your feet cool in these scorching European summers, but the all-terrain bottoms steady your grip for long walks and trekking. — Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trekking
  1. traveling
  2. touring
  3. journeying
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  • The investigation is part of a broader crackdown on what’s known as birth tourism, the practice of traveling to another country, so a child is born there.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2026
  • New attractions include the Hip Hop ride, a traveling grand carousel with horses valued over $30,000 each and the first-ever First Peoples’ Art Showcase.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of traveling
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  • During an appearance on Rolling Stone’s Nashville Now podcast, Tedeschi and Trucks talked about touring with such a large band — the group features 12 members.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2026
  • The two are currently touring together, and country music fans can't get enough.
    — David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of touring
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  • The 16-mile-wide (26 kilometer) giant of a comet spends its life journeying back and forth between the outer and inner solar system, where its frigid body is heated by the sun, triggering dramatic outbursts of activity.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 21 July 2026
  • Dylan also takes after his father, journeying into musical pursuits as a member of the band Midnight Kids from 2016 to 2021.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 10 July 2026
Definition of journeying

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