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
  • But one ride—which feels more like gliding—is included, and so are all the curious looks from those who watch and wonder who is traveling in style.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026
  • That show followed the 2023 debut of the first-ever traveling exhibition of Pablo Picasso landscapes.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of traveling
Verb
  • Seductive aquatic creatures luring sailors to a watery death is a story that pretty much originated with sailing itself.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026
  • When the Odyssey stopped sailing, the friend had spent less than a month on the ship.
    — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of sailing
Verb
  • Directed by Kei Oikawa and adapted from the popular manga by Nagano, the fantasy feature tracks the small protagonist and companions journeying to a scenic coastal island before uncovering a sinister local mystery.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Luna is journeying through your second house of money, possessions and self-worth, gently nudging you toward fair exchanges.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of journeying
Verb
  • While the high-traffic Everest climbing season is over, Nepal is in the midst of its prime autumn trekking season, even as the country recovers from a devastating monsoon period that included deadly late-August flash floods.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • A week at a Caribbean resort, a safari in East Africa and a month trekking in Nepal carry very different risks.
    — Andrés Henao, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of trekking
Verb
  • That leaves trumpeter Lee Loughnane as the only original member still touring with the band.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Down by your ankles are bicycle pedals desperately maintaining the argument that this belongs somewhere in the ebike family, while six inches above the bars is a touchscreen doing the same job as the TFT on a modern touring motorcycle.
    — Kevin Fanady, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of touring
Verb
  • Here in Spring City a few experiences are essential, like digging into crossing-the-bridge noodles (guòqiáo mǐxiàn) and wandering the Dounan flower market, one of the largest in Asia.
    — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Voters didn’t elect Democrats to play secretive games, to plot and plan in the dark for future moves, or worse — to continue the status quo of wandering around in disarray as Republicans stay in lockstep.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of wandering

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“Voyaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voyaging. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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