tramping

American  

[tram-ping] / ˈtræm pɪŋ /

noun

1. hiking, especially on trails having huts at regular intervals for hikers to use overnight.

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Etymology

Origin of tramping

First recorded in 1810–20; tramp + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Only in the past couple of years, Sansom explained, did watchful staff members start swooping in to “borrow” Bamberger’s chain saw whenever they caught him tramping around the property with one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The ebullient thrum of staccato snares, thumping sousaphones, and tramping shoes all acting in unison filled the gray morning air in the parking lot outside Angel Stadium recently.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2024

I’ve just spent a week tramping across Venice, a city of more than 250 churches, and where did I encounter the most doctrinaire catechism?

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2024

After poring over existing records and tramping through the English countryside, it was "incredible" to establish there could be two million, she told me.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2022

As the last hour's tramping drew to a close and the rocks of the Mountain's foothills loomed large and sharp, the sun was already warm on Rowan's back.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda