- present participle of traipse.
traipsing
Example Sentences
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As the first ray of sun hit on an unexpectedly frosty August morning, a few hundred just-graduated Ukrainian paratroopers were traipsing across a corn and rapeseed field, preparing for their first jump.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Everyone has an era in which they can reel off the details of every final - those childhood-turned-teenage years when the kits, colours, goalscorers and captains traipsing Wembley's steep steps are etched in the memory.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
The kind of bowl you crave after traipsing home through slushy streets with cold fingers.
From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2025
I think, for me, it is less about vanity than a fantasy of gracefully traipsing into my later years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2025
One morning she had me traipsing out at the crack of dawn for prickly poppy, toadflax, spiderwort, and skeleton weed.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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