Traipse

/tɹeɪps/ · verb

Meaning

(intransitive) To walk in a messy or unattractively casual way; to trail through dirt..

Definitions by Sense

1. (intransitive) To walk in a messy or unattractively casual way; to trail through dirt.
2. (intransitive, colloquial) To walk about, especially when expending much effort, or unnecessary effort.
3. (intransitive, colloquial) To travel with purpose; usually a significant or tedious amount.
4. (transitive, colloquial) To walk (a distance or journey) wearily or with effort
5. (transitive, colloquial) to walk about or over (a place) aimlessly or insouciantly.
6. A long or tiring walk.
7. A meandering walk.

Example Sentences

Lo next two slipshod Muses traipse along, In lofty madness, meditating song, / With tresses staring from poetic dreams, / And never wash'd, but in Castalia’s streams [...].

After traipsing about in the fog they found the grave sure enough.

... if I was you, babylove, I wouldn't go traipsin [sic] over there.

While you were traipsing round Africa, I had to take care of mum and dad!

So after all that work, I traipsed down to the shop to grab something to eat.

She only got handy the Union-house on Sunday morning 'a b'lieve, and 'tis supposed here and there that she had traipsed every step of the way from Melchester.

It was a long traipse uphill all the way home.

it was an easy traipse down the rocky slope

Synonyms for traipse

Antonyms for traipse

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Word Forms

• traipses
• traipsing
• traipsed
• trapes

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