- present participle of trek.
trekking
Americannoun
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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.
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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.
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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
Etymology
Origin of trekking
First recorded in 1845–50; trek ( def. ) + -ing 1 ( def. ) for the noun senses; trek ( def. ) + -ing 2 ( def. ) for the adjective sense
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Most of the old trekking trails on the Annapurna Circuit have been unused in recent years after the introduction of roads, except for small pockets of Manang and Mustang districts.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Hiroshi Ota, a former missile-unit commander who now leads trekking tours on Amami-Oshima, wishes people in Japan would be more aware of the security risks the country faces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
They include tourists who had come for trekking in the Himalayas, as well as Hindu pilgrims seeking spiritual peace at Tibet's sacred Mount Kailash.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
They snatch backpacks, swipe shoes and nibble on trekking poles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Mary asked Helen, an aficionado of the outdoors, to take Janice trekking with a full backpack, first on Buckroe Beach, then up into Virginia’s Shenandoah mountains.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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