traipse
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traipse
- /tɹeɪps/
- [tɹeɪps]
- [t͡ʃɹeɪps]
Rhymes with -eɪps
Where it comes from
Likely from French trépasser (“pass over or beyond”).
verb traipses · traipsing · traipsed · trapes
- To walk in a messy or unattractively casual way; to trail through dirt. 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 [...].
- To walk about, especially when expending much effort, or unnecessary effort. After traipsing about in the fog they found the grave sure enough.
- To travel with purpose; usually a significant or tedious amount. While you were traipsing round Africa, I had to take care of mum and dad!
- To walk (a distance or journey) wearily or with effort 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.
- to walk about or over (a place) aimlessly or insouciantly.
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verb transitive: to walk about or over
| Français | crapahuter |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | sich durch/ über etwas schleppen |
verb intransitive: to walk about
| 中文 | 閒逛 /闲逛 xiánguàng |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | sich schleppen, sich voranschleppen |
| Italiano | girovagare |
noun long or tiring walk
| Deutsch | Gewaltmarsch |
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Talk about this word "traipse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/traipse. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. traipse. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/traipse "traipse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/traipse.Cite this
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title = {traipse},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/traipse},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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