[treyps] 
,verb, traipsed, traips⋅ing, noun Informal.| 1. | 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. |
| 2. | to walk over; tramp: to traipse the fields. |
| 3. | a tiring walk. |
| traipse (trāps) intr.v. traipsed, traips·ing, traips·es v. intr. To walk or tramp about; gad: traipsed from one picnic site to another. v. tr. To walk or tramp over or about: traipsed the countryside, looking for work. n. A tiring walk. [Perhaps ultimately from Old French trespasser, to trespass; see trespass.] |
