traipse

Plural: traipses

Verb

Verb Forms: traipsed, traipsing, traipses

To walk idly or aimlessly; to wander without purpose.
walk or tramp about
To walk in a messy or unattractively casual way; to trail through dirt.
To walk about, especially when expending much effort, or unnecessary effort.
To travel with purpose; usually a significant or tedious amount.
To walk (a distance or journey) wearily or with effort
to walk about or over (a place) aimlessly or insouciantly.

Noun

A long or tiring walk.
A meandering walk.

Examples

After hours of fruitless searching, the player began to TRAIPSE around the Scrabble board, hoping a word would magically appear.
It was a long traipse uphill all the way home.
So after all that work, I traipsed down to the shop to grab something to eat.
While you were traipsing round Africa, I had to take care of mum and dad!

Origin / Etymology

Likely from French trépasser (“pass over or beyond”).

Synonyms

shlep, cover, gad, hike, travel, traverse, trek, walk

Scrabble Score: 9

traipse: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
traipse: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
traipse: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

traipse: valid Words With Friends Word