traipse
or trapes
[ treyps ]
/ treɪps /
verb (used without object), traipsed, traips·ing.
to walk or go aimlessly or idly or without finding or reaching one's goal: We traipsed all over town looking for a copy of the book.
verb (used with object), traipsed, traips·ing.
to walk over; tramp: to traipse the fields.
noun
a tiring walk.
Nearby words
trainpipe, trainshed, trainsick, trainspotterish, trainspotting, traipse, trait, traitor, traitoress, traitorous, traitorously
Origin of traipse
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traipse
trapes
informal
verb
(intr) to walk heavily or tiredly
noun
a long or tiring walk; trudge
Word Origin for traipse
C16: of unknown origin
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Word Origin and History for traipsing
traipse
1590s, of uncertain origin, perhaps from dialectal French trepasser "pass over or beyond," from Old French trespasser (see trespass). Or from a source related to Middle Dutch trappen, dialectal Norwegian trappa "to tread, stamp" (see trap). Liberman points out that it resembles German traben "tramp" "and other similar verbs meaning 'tramp; wander; flee' in several European languages. They seem to have been part of soldiers' and vagabonds' slang between 1400 and 1700. In all likelihood, they originated as onomatopoeias and spread to neighboring languages from Low German." Related: Traipsed; traipsing.
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