traipse
verb (used without object)
to walk or go aimlessly or idly or without finding or reaching one's goal.
traipses
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present tense formof traipse (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The film tackles the immigrant experience but also traipses into moments from the director’s personal history, Mexican history and dreamlike combinations of the two.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2023
Social media, along with all the other forms of mass communication we perpetually have at our fingertips, makes it not just easy to express every insight that traipses through our minds, but almost obligatory.
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2022
Schumer, whose flip phone is a ubiquitous presence next to his ear as he traipses the Capitol, has been similarly chatty with administration officials after lawmakers left Washington until at least April 20.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 7, 2020
Every hour or so, a crew traipses the paths to collect them.
From Washington Times ● May 26, 2018
Like “An Unfinished Piece,” “Country Life” traipses between tragedy and farce.
From New York Times ● May 4, 2018
