traipse

verb

ˈtrāps 

traipsed; traipsing

intransitive verb

: to go on foot : walk

traipsed over to the restaurant

children traipsing at her heels

also : to walk or travel about without apparent plan but with or without a purpose

a week traipsing through the Ozarks

traipsing from office to office

transitive verb

: tramp, walk

traipse the countryside

traipse noun

Synonyms

• ambulate
• foot (it)
• hoof (it)
• leg (it)
• pad
• step
• tread
• walk

Choose the Right Synonym for traipse

wander, roam, ramble, rove, traipse, meander mean to go about from place to place usually without a plan or definite purpose.

wander implies an absence of or an indifference to a fixed course.

fond of wandering about the square just watching the people

roam suggests wandering about freely and often far afield.

liked to roam through the woods

ramble stresses carelessness and indifference to one's course or objective.

the speaker rambled on without ever coming to the point

rove suggests vigorous and sometimes purposeful roaming.

armed brigands roved over the countryside

traipse implies a course that is erratic but may sometimes be purposeful.

traipsed all over town looking for the right dress

meander implies a winding or intricate course suggestive of aimless or listless wandering.

the river meanders for miles through rich farmland

Examples of traipse in a Sentence

I traipsed all over town looking for the right dress.

I'm too old to go traipsing around Europe.

Recent Examples on the Web

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Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1647, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Rhymes for traipse

• apes
• capes
• crepes
• drapes
• gapes
• grapes
• rapes
• scapes
• scrapes
• shapes
• stapes
• tapes

Kids Definition

traipse

verb

ˈtrāps 

traipsed; traipsing

: to walk or wander about