traipses 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of traipse
1
as in walks
to go on foot traipsed down the hall to get a cup of coffee

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2
as in wanders
to move about from place to place aimlessly a group of friends traipsing around the country the summer after graduation

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traipses

2 of 2

noun

plural of traipse
as in travels

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Recent Examples of traipses
Verb
An often nude Scarlett Johansson traipses about Scotland and preys upon men with active libidos. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 8 June 2026 As the film traipses between these various plot points, its nature as a collection of memories proves both its biggest strength and weakness. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 13 May 2026 In its first, most romantic act, Hamnet is enchanting and fanciful; Agnes traipses through the lush forests of Warwickshire, embarking upon a sweet, awkward courtship with Shakespeare. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2025 Ella’s son is now 7 and sometimes traipses downstairs to gouge his grandparents’ cereal collection. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 2 Oct. 2025 Binoculars swinging from their necks, the group heads across North West Street and traipses through the government campus toward the Statehouse whose southernmost lawns host more habitat for migrating birds. — Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traipses
  1. walks
  2. wanders
  3. travels
  4. treads
  5. roams
  6. trips
  7. strolls
  8. treks
Verb
  • Edgewater defensive tackle Wes Hendry walks off the field with cramps.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Every year, more than 27,000 members of the Television Academy — actors and editors, showrunners and composers, the people who actually make television — sit down with their ballots and decide who walks away with an Emmy.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of walks
Verb
  • In one extended sequence, Delaney just wanders his lonely apartment, the ghost of his wife already haunting the place.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Kennedy wanders across the country, picking up a recipe for pozolé de camarón in Jalisco, chuletas de puerco en agridulce (sweet-and-sour pork chops) in Morelia, and chilaquiles en salsa verde from her longtime home state of Michoacán.
    — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of wanders
Noun
  • In the novel, Paradella cannot seem to finish the translation, due to distractions, heartbreaks, travels, and misplacements of the manuscript.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Paine, who works in technology by day — and intends to keep that career — has dabbled in winemaking for many years during his world military travels.
    — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of travels
Verb
  • Through rapid-fire verbal repartee, constant close-ups, and frantic cuts, Deramas treads a careful line between tragedy and comedy, the latter a psychological weapon against the former.
    — Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Speaking of the houseboat, the finale treads some familiar ground for Lewis.
    — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of treads
Verb
  • Ellis’ autofiction book follows a group of high school students in 1980s Los Angeles as a serial killer roams the city.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026
  • North Carolina will be under the microscope as long as Bill Belichick roams the sidelines in Chapel Hill.
    — Antonio Morales, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Definition of roams
Noun
  • Travel data shows the average group size for trips has decreased since COVID-19 began.
    — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • After sleeping on a bus bench and a few trips to the hospital, Lugo landed at Holliday's Helping Hands, or HHH, a network of interim housing facilities started by nurse practitioner Katina Holliday.
    — Rina Nakano, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of trips
Verb
  • Erika Girardi strolls in, followed by Teddi Mellencamp and her new Rachel Maddow power-lesbian haircut.
    — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Reacher is a behemoth who strolls into towns in the South and the American heartland.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of strolls
Noun
  • Encore, encore Several artists return for another trip on their current treks after successful initial stops.
    — Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Step right off the property onto miles of scenic hiking and mountain biking trails, or ride the complimentary gondola down to historic downtown for instant access to iconic box-canyon treks, cascading waterfalls and world-class fly fishing.
    — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of treks

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“Traipses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traipses. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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