to traipse through
3
6.8
- phrasal verb
- /treɪps θru/
- Informal
:
deambular por
- Many times I saw him just standing, as if stunned by life, and many times traipsing through some unknown quadrant of his Eden.
- people traipsing through
- strangers traipse through
- traipsing through the rooms
This really nice thick sole if you are traipsing through the snow.
- This really nice thick sole if you are traipsing through the snow.
Examples
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I seen you traipsing through my fields with that sorry Red.
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I'm not about to send my men traipsing through the woods on Thanksgiving if I don't have to.
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This really nice thick sole if you are traipsing through the snow.
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There's no way we can traipse through all the buildings in time.
Fiction book (1994) -
There's nothing like traipsing through a city with a local resident by your side.
Blog text (16) -
We just figured you didn't want any strangers traipsing through your house.
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As Ryan traipsed through small Ohio towns and cities this weekend, he did everything he could to sell himself as the neighbor up the block who just happens to be the Republican vice presidential nominee.
Blog text (8) -
Alas, the only way to get to this area appeared to involve traipsing through a scrubby wooded area, which didn't really surprise me, as some of the posts on the birder's forum had mentioned bushwhacking.
Blog text (20) -
The children love to traipse through the park during their summer break, exploring every corner.
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She decided to traipse through the local market, curious about what treasures she might find.
Synonyms
379
1.3
Move around without a fixed direction, often slowly and in curves
189
2.5
Move around without a fixed place, often while looking for something
122
1.8
To walk slowly and enjoy it
80
2.1
Pass from one point to another during a journey or process
14
1.0
A short time spent moving on foot in a place without a clear destination
14
4.4
To walk for pleasure without a fixed route
11
7.7
To walk slowly in a relaxed way, often without a fixed destination
11
2.9
To walk around a town or city without a clear purpose
9
3.7
Move around slowly in a place without any clear purpose, often in a group
8
7.6
To walk around without a clear plan, often slowly and without much energy
8
3.1
To move around a place on your feet without a clear purpose
5
2.6
To walk slowly for pleasure along a street or riverside
4
6.9
To walk around without a clear purpose
2
8.2
To travel without a set plan to explore and think
1
9.7
To walk around without a clear destination for pleasure
1
9.9
Move around without a clear plan or purpose
Walk around slowly without a plan
To walk slowly without a clear purpose
To travel around a place, usually on foot
Antonyms
How Purposeful
1
2.7
- Informal
18
4.0
- Informal
3
6.8
18
5.5
1
5.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to walk or wander casually through a place' is directly compositional from 'traipse' (to wander) combined with 'through' (indicating movement across a location). This verb+preposition pattern is a standard motion construction in English and the casual wandering nuance is recoverable from 'traipse', so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can predict the meaning.
Etymology
The phrasal verb traipse through comes from an old word: traipse once meant 'to drag' or 'to tramp' and through means across a place. So imagine someone slowly wandering with their feet dragging across streets or rooms, and that picture explains why traipse through means 'to walk or wander casually'.