traipse
verb/treɪps/
/treɪps/
[intransitive] (informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they traipse | /treɪps/ /treɪps/ |
| he / she / it traipses | /ˈtreɪpsɪz/ /ˈtreɪpsɪz/ |
| past simple traipsed | /treɪpst/ /treɪpst/ |
| past participle traipsed | /treɪpst/ /treɪpst/ |
| -ing form traipsing | /ˈtreɪpsɪŋ/ /ˈtreɪpsɪŋ/ |
- + adv./prep. to walk somewhere slowly when you are tired and unwilling
- We spent the afternoon traipsing around the town.
- I’m not traipsing all that way just to see your sister.
Word Originlate 16th cent. (as a verb): of unknown origin.Want to learn more?
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