traipse
verb (used without object)
to walk or go aimlessly or idly or without finding or reaching one's goal.
traipsed
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past participleof traipse.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof traipse.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
traipseverb (used without object)to walk or go aimlessly or idly or without finding or reaching one's goal.
Example Sentences
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In search of someone to teach him the art, Francis traipsed around Los Angeles looking for an internship.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2025
In 2021, he traipsed for five months and 2,000 miles between London, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Dublin and Belfast; before climbing Ben Nevis, Snowdon and Scafell Pike.
From BBC ● May 30, 2025
At the 2024 Maison Margiela Couture presentation in Paris, haunting, tragic figures traipsed the runway like gothic, broken dolls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2025
Survivors traipsed through muck to find drinking water, power, Wi-Fi and cell service.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2024
He traipsed in heavily, as if his boundless stamina for pursuing justice had been exhausted.
From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon
