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- [treyps]
- /treɪps/
- /treɪps/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [treyps]
- /treɪps/
Definitions of traipse word
- verb without object traipse 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. 1
- verb with object traipse to walk over; tramp: to traipse the fields. 1
- noun traipse a tiring walk. 1
- intransitive verb traipse walk slowly or aimlessly 1
- verb traipse If you traipse somewhere, you go there unwillingly, often because you are tired or unhappy. 0
- verb traipse If you talk about people traipsing somewhere, you mean that they are going there or moving about there in a way that annoys someone or gets in their way. 0
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Origin of traipse
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
1585-95; earlier trapse, unexplained variant of trape, obscurely akin to tramp
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Parts of speech for Traipse
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
traipse popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
traipse usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for traipse
verb traipse
- aberrated — simple past tense and past participle of aberrate.
- ambulate — to wander about or move from one place to another
- bring up the rear — to be at the back in a procession, race, etc
- bum around — If you bum around, you go from place to place without any particular destination, either for enjoyment or because you have nothing else to do.
- bummed — depressed, upset, distressed, annoyed, etc.
noun traipse
- footfall — a footstep.
- hike — to walk or march a great distance, especially through rural areas, for pleasure, exercise, military training, or the like.
- walkabout — Chiefly British. a walking tour. an informal public stroll taken by members of the royal family or by a political figure for the purpose of greeting and being seen by the public.
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