tramping

American  

[tram-ping] / ˈtræm pɪŋ /

noun

1. hiking, especially on trails having huts at regular intervals for hikers to use overnight.

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Etymology

Origin of tramping

First recorded in 1810–20; tramp + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Only in the past couple of years, Sansom explained, did watchful staff members start swooping in to “borrow” Bamberger’s chain saw whenever they caught him tramping around the property with one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

But now the hordes of tourists disgorged by the railway every few minutes are taking their toll, tramping across the pastures towards the lake and crushing the flowers.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2024

By all accounts, she was happiest tramping through the mud in Scotland, where she hung out in Balmoral but also drove her own Land Rover until fairly recently.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2022

Still, she spends every Sunday morning tramping across hillsides to reset traps and refill poison stations, just to be safe.

From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2022

I've been tramping around Arizona for about a month now.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer