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traipsetraipse /treɪps/ verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] traipseOrigin: 1500-1600 Perhaps from Old French trepasser; ➔ TRESPASS1 VERB TABLEtraipse |
Present | I, you, we, they | traipse | | he, she, it | traipses | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | traipsed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have traipsed | | he, she, it | has traipsed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had traipsed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will traipse | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have traipsed |
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Present | I | am traipsing | | he, she, it | is traipsing | | you, we, they | are traipsing | Past | I, he, she, it | was traipsing | | you, we, they | were traipsing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been traipsing | | he, she, it | has been traipsing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been traipsing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be traipsing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been traipsing |
- Traipsing round museums all day is not my idea of fun.
- We traipsed around every store in town, trying to find the right color paint.
- Although supermarkets are flashy and space-age, a future generation will eventually tire of traipsing round the endless aisles.
- For those, you have to traipse off to the main offices.
- He has been traipsing about, explaining to staff the joys of privatisation which await them.
- I haven't the time to go traipsing around art galleries.
- Theresa could traipse all over, searching out that elusive brother of hers.
- We also have to traipse round the neighbourhood on All Hallows Eve, calling on neighbours, who give our children sweets.
to walk slowly because you are tired► trudge/plod to walk slowly and with heavy steps, especially because you are tired, it is difficult to walk, or you do not want to go somewhere: trudge/plod through/back/along etc: · She trudged back up the hill, loaded down with heavy bags of groceries.· We trudged to school through the snow, wishing we could be playing in it.· The donkey was plodding slowly along under its heavy load. ► traipse to walk a long way, especially when you are looking for something or visiting different places, so that you become tired: traipse around/about/in and out etc: · We traipsed around every store in town, trying to find the right color paint.· Traipsing round museums all day is not my idea of fun. ADVERB► around· I haven't the time to go traipsing around art galleries. informal to walk somewhere in a slow or unwilling way because you are tired or bored SYN trailtraipse around/through/across etc I’ve been traipsing around the shops all morning. |