traipse
verb (used without object)
to walk or go aimlessly or idly or without finding or reaching one's goal.
were traipsing
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past progressiveof traipse.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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As the first ray of sun hit on an unexpectedly frosty August morning, a few hundred just-graduated Ukrainian paratroopers were traipsing across a corn and rapeseed field, preparing for their first jump.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
In time, Park Güell proved too beloved for its own good, and by 2013 nine million visitors were traipsing through it annually.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 22, 2019
“It was one of the times we were traipsing up to New York on the New Jersey Turnpike,” he said.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 25, 2016
