- present participle of traipse.
traipsing
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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
Through the crack under the closet door, she said, she saw feet traipsing through the bedroom and heard men whispering in a foreign language.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026
So in order to fly the tricolore in Milan, they would have had to give up their multimillion NHL salaries and spend a couple seasons traipsing around the Alps for virtually nothing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
The kind of bowl you crave after traipsing home through slushy streets with cold fingers.
From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2025
‘Here you come traipsing in after everbody done finished supper. Seem to me like I never will get off from work.’
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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