traipse
Use Traipse in a sentence
verb (used without object)
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.
verb (used with object)
2.
to walk over; tramp: to traipse the fields.
noun
3.
a tiring walk.
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traipse or informal trapes (treɪps) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (intr) to walk heavily or tiredly |
| —n | |
| 2. | a long or tiring walk; trudge |
| [C16: of unknown origin] | |
| trapes or informal trapes | |
| —vb | |
| —n | |
| [C16: of unknown origin] | |
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Traipse
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is fletcherise. Does it mean:
| to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly. |
| to spend time idly; loaf. |
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Example sentences
He offers me a quick traipse through rooms that are, to put it mildly, unimproved.
Five hundred gardeners are likely to traipse through, admiring their favorite plants.
We go fishing and stomp out in the mud flats, traipse through the mangroves, or scuba dive.
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