trekking
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.
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.
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.
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.
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How to use trekking in a sentence
Part of that, Dr. Khan says, was a direct result of the global trekking PepsiCo is doing.
trekking at altitude is no easy feat, and each woman pushed herself harder than she thought possible.
Motherless Daughters and Parentless Parents Trek to the Andes to Aid Orphans | Allison Gilbert | August 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis would be their home base while they spent around 10 days trekking through the jungle in search of the perfect new botanical.
When a Modern-Day Indiana Jones Met an Adventurous Gin Distiller | Ann Binlot | July 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOn dry land there were dozens of trekking outlets, each offering bike rides, hikes, and laundry service.
A week later—and many more miles of trekking over mountains, across valleys, and through swamps—we found the ruins.
An Obsessive’s Search for a Lost Jungle City | Christopher S. Stewart | December 30, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
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 BayleyWhen two people, trekking together beyond the confines of civilisation fall out, the situation becomes unpleasant.
A Frontier Mystery | Bertram MitfordI'm going to lie here so that I can keep you children from falling out while we're trekking.
Poppy | Cynthia StockleyLittle 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 DavidsonAcross the sands of all the world, followed by the sun's flaming sword, to the west, trekking to evening lands.
Ulysses | James Joyce
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