voyaging

verb

present participle of voyage
1
as in traveling
to take a trip especially of some distance voyaged to the ends of the earth in search of adventure

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2
as in sailing
to travel on water in a vessel voyaging on a cruise ship for the first time

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Recent Examples of voyaging However, when her island's resources are threatened, Moana embraces her ancestors' voyaging heritage and heads out to sea to find Maui, deliver the heart of Te Fiti (which Maui stole back in the day) and save her people. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for voyaging
  1. traveling
  2. sailing
  3. journeying
  4. trekking
  5. touring
  6. wandering
Verb
  • The tens of thousands of people traveling at once and the road closures near the stadium and Atlanta park made driving very unattractive.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Bauers then crushed a three-run homer to right, the ball leaving his bat at 110 mph and traveling 424 feet, for a 6-0 lead.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of traveling
Verb
  • On Tuesday, July 28, the Viking Ullur ship was sailing down the Danube River, Europe’s second-longest river that flows from southwestern Germany to the Black Sea.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
  • That connection comes into focus on the Lake-to-Estate Voyage, sailing from the Kelowna Yacht Club to three of the city’s best vineyards and tracing the journey from water to wine.
    — Lisa Kadane, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2026
Definition of sailing
Verb
  • For instance, while journeying through the depths of Pisces, Luna will clash with Uranus in Gemini this afternoon, triggering a restless undercurrent that can make routines, restrictions and other people’s expectations all the more irritating.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of journeying
Verb
  • The famed Nepalese climber Nirmal Purja – who made history over the years by trekking some of the world’s highest peaks – has been confirmed dead after an avalanche struck his expedition in Pakistan earlier this week.
    — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Travelers can choose from trekking routes of different lengths and difficulty levels, according to Peru Travel.
    — Ashley Lynch July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Definition of trekking
Verb
  • No surprise that Stanley and Simmons have been friends since childhood with the decades of KISS touring with their families.
    — Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The industry has borrowed the tactics of touring artists and fashion drops, promoting limited premium-format screenings and slinging special-edition popcorn buckets.
    — Sophia Nguyen, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of touring
Verb
  • And the wandering king’s son and heir, Telemachus (Tom Holland), is convinced his father is still alive and sets off to find him.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Natalie, meanwhile, finds Zack wandering back toward the house, unharmed, having simply walked out of rehab.
    — JP Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026
Definition of wandering

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“Voyaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voyaging. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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