trekking

[ trek-ing ]
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noun
  1. the act of traveling or migrating slowly or with difficulty, as through rough or unsettled territory: Arduous trekking through the Alleghenies caused their Conestoga wagons to break down again and again.

  2. the act of hiking long distances as a recreational activity, especially over rough terrain: The three hours of hard trekking over the tough trail is worth it for the splendid view of the valley.

  1. the act of making a relatively short but difficult or burdensome trip: I moved back into a city apartment because I got tired of all the trekking back and forth and the aggravation of having a house and car.

adjective
  1. traveling, migrating, or hiking over rough terrain, or making any other difficult or burdensome trip: The overuse of resources by trekking tourists is contributing to environmental harm in Nepal and elsewhere.

Origin of trekking

1
First recorded in 1845–50; trek + -ing1 for the noun senses; trek + -ing2 for the adjective sense

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How to use trekking in a sentence

  • It might be a portrait of Hendry or Sander bonneted in his glengarry, armed with a target, and trekking off with two terriers.

    Archaic England | Harold Bayley
  • When two people, trekking together beyond the confines of civilisation fall out, the situation becomes unpleasant.

    A Frontier Mystery | Bertram Mitford
  • I'm going to lie here so that I can keep you children from falling out while we're trekking.

    Poppy | Cynthia Stockley
  • Little Oliver, who was then only seven months old, also went along, thus early in his life learning what trekking in Africa meant.

    South and South Central Africa | H. Frances Davidson
  • Across the sands of all the world, followed by the sun's flaming sword, to the west, trekking to evening lands.

    Ulysses | James Joyce