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journeying

journeying

2.8
Moving from one place to another, often over a long distance
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒɜrnɪɪŋ/
translation icon : viaje
  • Their journeying across the continent allowed them to experience diverse cultures and landscapes.

As someone I now forget once said, journeying is hard.

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Examples

  • The journeying undertaken by explorers in the 18th century revealed much about the world's geography.

  • You get to see the journeys of all the people you know, all their kids.

  • Two sisters going on a journey, each equally good at singing.

  • And I feel like that puts you on different journeys in life.

  • Now these journeys, and I have done them as an adult.

  • And that's when a really deep, intense journey started for me.

  • But I've shared this vulnerable, emotional, difficult, difficult journey because it happens.

  • It's been wonderful chatting with you guys both about your journeys and channels.

  • It starts to actually blend where the journeys don't become that different than your life.

  • The Year of Youth Journeying, we called it on New Ararat: a brief interval between the end of the Institute and the beginning of life as adults.

    Fiction book (1997)

Synonyms

trip
vsjourneying
1.0

A journey to a place and back for work or fun

is the broader long-distance movement concept, not limited to round trips
journey
vsjourneying
1.1

A long trip from one place to another or a change in someone's life

is the ongoing action form used to name that movement
tour
vsjourneying
819 1.0

A trip visiting several places and returning to the start, usually for work or pleasure

represents general point-to-point movement rather than multi-stop, return-focused trips
travel
vsjourneying
797 1.0

Going from one place to another for work or pleasure

emphasizes long distance movement rather than any particular purpose
on the road
vsjourneying
476 3.4

Travelling from place to place for work, like a band or sports team

is the general act of long-distance movement, not focused on work travel
voyage
vsjourneying
154 3.1

A long journey by ship or boat to distant places

is broader and covers long overland trips as well as this kind
traveling
vsjourneying
  • US
146 1.1

Going from one place to another, often over a distance

stresses movement over longer distances rather than short local movements
on tour
vsjourneying
85 2.7

A trip in which people travel to give shows or events

is the general movement idea, not tied to group schedules or shows
on a trip
vsjourneying
44 1.0

Traveling away from home to visit another place for holiday or work

focuses on long-distance movement overall, not merely temporary absence from home
passage
vsjourneying
41 3.8

A journey by ship from one place to another

covers the same long-distance idea but not only voyages by water
transit
vsjourneying
21 3.7

A journey that moves goods or people from one place to another, often by ship

is the broader term for long-distance movement not limited to ships
long haul
vsjourneying
5 3.5

A trip that goes a very long distance, often by plane or train

focuses on very long distance movement rather than short local moves
traverse
vsjourneying
1 6.7

A movement across a slope or area to go from one side to the other

is the wider act of moving between places, not only crossing obstacles
peregrination
vsjourneying
  • Literature
1 9.9

A long trip visiting many different places

is the general act of long-distance movement without stressing wandering style
wayfaring
vsjourneying
1 8.4

Traveling on foot between different places

includes all modes of movement and is not limited to walking
traversal
vsjourneying
1 7.9

Movement across or through a place

focuses on crossing an area rather than general long-distance movement
itineration
vsjourneying
9.9

Travel from place to place to give talks, often to preach

is the broader concept of long-distance movement not limited to speaking duties
itinerancy
vsjourneying
8.2

Travel from place to place for work

covers general movement between places rather than institutional travel systems

Antonyms

to stay put
  • Informal
133 2.0

Remain in the same place without moving

10 4.3

A slow sinking of things to a lower level, like a building foundation or dust on furniture

How Far

trek
279 4.8
journeying
2.8
traveling
  • US
146 1.1
commuting
1 2.3

Surface Forms

journeying singular
journeyings plural

Morphology

journeying = journey (transparent) = journey + ing

The meaning is directly the verbal action 'journey' expressed as a noun/gerund with '-ing', so learners can infer it from the base.

Etymology

The word journeying comes from journey, which used to mean a 'day's travel'. The same idea is in journal, a record of a 'day', so journeying now means traveling from one place to another, often over a long distance.