traipsed; traipsing
: 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
traipse
noun
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.
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What to do The beauty of the Lisbon experience is in traipsing around and stumbling upon what the city offers in the moment.
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Essence, 18 June 2025
Bringing low-key, quiet luxury to the masses, Bieber is responsible for the army of jeans-and-a-tank-top girls traipsing through Erewhon on one coast and the West Village on the other, sporting slick buns while climbing the career ladder, and then stopping off for a spritz.
—Olivia Allen, Vogue, 29 May 2025
Curiously, the Zervos Museum is often overlooked by the day-trippers traipsing up to the hilltop Basilica of Ste.-Marie-Madeleine, which has been a pilgrimage site for more than 1,000 years.
—Rachel Howard, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025
His wife looked over at a group of three Hispanic Trump supporters traipsing through the crowd and shook her head.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025
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Essence, 18 June 2025
Bringing low-key, quiet luxury to the masses, Bieber is responsible for the army of jeans-and-a-tank-top girls traipsing through Erewhon on one coast and the West Village on the other, sporting slick buns while climbing the career ladder, and then stopping off for a spritz.
—Olivia Allen, Vogue, 29 May 2025
Curiously, the Zervos Museum is often overlooked by the day-trippers traipsing up to the hilltop Basilica of Ste.-Marie-Madeleine, which has been a pilgrimage site for more than 1,000 years.
—Rachel Howard, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025
His wife looked over at a group of three Hispanic Trump supporters traipsing through the crowd and shook her head.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for traipse
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“Traipse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traipse. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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