traipse
verb
- mode of motion
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /tɹeɪps/ / [tɹeɪps] / [t͡ʃɹeɪps]
noun
Etymology: Likely from French trépasser (“pass over or beyond”).
- A long or tiring walk.
“It was a long traipse uphill all the way home.”
- A meandering walk.
“it was an easy traipse down the rocky slope”
verb
Etymology: Likely from French trépasser (“pass over or beyond”).
- 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.”
“... if I was you, babylove, I wouldn't go traipsin [sic] over there.”
- 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!”
“So after all that work, I traipsed down to the shop to grab something to eat.”
- 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.