traipse
verb (used without object)
to walk or go aimlessly or idly or without finding or reaching one's goal.
had been traipsing
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past perfect progressiveof traipse.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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The bird that had been traipsing all over hell's footstool trying to get a line on his lost sweetheart.
From Highways in Hiding by George Oliver Smith
