traipse
To walk in a messy or unattractively casual wayTo walk in a messy or unattractively casual way; to trail through dirt.
» Twenty minutes later a little girl came traipsing along.
Meaning
5 senses(intransitive)To walk in a messy or unattractively casual way; to trail through dirt.
(colloquial, intransitive)To walk about, especially when expending much effort, or unnecessary effort.
sich schleppen, sich voranschleppen, sich durch/ über etwas schleppen
walk or tramp about
(colloquial, intransitive)To travel with purpose; usually a significant or tedious amount.
While you were traipsing round Africa, I had to take care of mum and dad!
So after all that work, I traipsed down to the shop to grab something to eat.
(colloquial, transitive)To walk (a distance or journey) wearily or with effort
(colloquial, transitive)To walk about or over (a place) aimlessly or insouciantly.
Examples
4 sentencesTwenty minutes later a little girl came traipsing along.
She pissed in the vase of flowers and traipsed off.
We're down in the pit, cleaning out the muck, and Tom goes traipsing by and waves.
Do you think you can just traipse into the kitchen right after I've mopped the floors?
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
Likely from French trépasser (“pass over or beyond”).Likely from French trépasser (“pass over or beyond”).
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Forms
traipses, traipsing, traipsed, traipsedSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle