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

His father was a builder, and young Witte enjoyed tramping around construction sites.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025

But now the hordes of tourists disgorged by the railway every few minutes are taking their toll, tramping across the pastures towards the lake and crushing the flowers.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 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

At eight o’clock, the sun rose, and as they continued tramping steadily upward toward the great range of mountains in their path, the only sound was the crunch of their footsteps in the snow.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong