- present participle of trek.
trekking
Americannoun
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the act of traveling or migrating slowly or with difficulty, as through rough or unsettled territory.
Arduous trekking through the Alleghenies caused their Conestoga wagons to break down again and again.
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the act of hiking long distances as a recreational activity, especially over rough terrain.
The three hours of hard trekking over the tough trail is worth it for the splendid view of the valley.
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the act of making a relatively short but difficult or burdensome trip.
I moved back into a city apartment because I got tired of all the trekking back and forth and the aggravation of having a house and car.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of trekking
First recorded in 1845–50; trek ( def. ) + -ing 1 ( def. ) for the noun senses; trek ( def. ) + -ing 2 ( def. ) for the adjective sense
Example Sentences
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Only two survived, trekking more than 50km across the desert to Assamaka, where they alerted authorities.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
Isak Andic died in late 2024 after falling more than 300 feet into a gorge while out trekking with his son Jonathan in the Montserrat mountain range near Barcelona.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
Whitney, trekking over mountainous terrain of at least 13,000-foot elevation to get there, said Axel Hunnicutt, gray wolf coordinator for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
He says he aims to eat three portions of meat a day, often trekking to Costco to buy it in bulk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
For a while, Spurge argued, but Werfel kept trekking across dry pastures, and Spurge kept following him, pleading, until the city of Tenebrion was just a distant dot behind them on the horizon.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
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