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traipse
[treyps]
verb (used without object)
to walk or go aimlessly or idly or without finding or reaching one's goal.
We traipsed all over town looking for a copy of the book.
verb (used with object)
to walk over; tramp.
to traipse the fields.
noun
a tiring walk.
traipse
/ ٰɪ /
verb
(intr) to walk heavily or tiredly
noun
a long or tiring walk; trudge
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of traipse1
Example Sentences
Within hours of the mid-morning ribbon cutting, dozens of children traipsed through the play areas, seniors were deep into a bingo game and families lined up for a Little League baseball ceremony.
Next time you’re traipsing through LAX, take refuge in the beachy design and blue hues of Cartier’s first airport boutique on the West Coast.
Any trip up into the foothills or canyons and I am immediately brought back to my childhood spent traipsing around the San Gabriel Mountains.
The audience was stacked with celebrity guests applauding the classic sketch clips traipsed when former cast members and famous fans weren't recreating them live.
Parks would murder then traipse casually into breakfast, inquiring about the availability of eggs or salmon.
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When To Use
Traipse generally means "to wander aimlessly or idly while never reaching one's goal," as in Last night, they traipsed all over town trying to find a store that was still open.Well, you'll certainly wander aimlessly if you try to find the origin of the word traipse.The word is first recorded around 1585–95. It could be related to the verb tramp, and one can definitely traipse, or "walk over," something, such as fields or flowers. An alternative theory connects traipse to trespass, which originates from French.Traipse isn’t alone: it finds lots of company in other English words that seem simple but whose origins are not. Discover more in our slideshow “‘Dog,’ ‘Boy,’ And Other 51Թs That We Don’t Know Where They Came From."
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