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As a verb traipse is

(obsolete) to walk in a messy or unattractively casual way; to trail through dirt.

As a noun traipse is

a long or tiring walk.

wikidiffcom

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traipse

English

Alternative forms

* trapes

Verb

(en-verb)
  • (obsolete) To walk in a messy or unattractively casual way; to trail through dirt.
  • * 1728 , Alexander Pope, The Dunciad , Book III, ll. 140-4:
    • Lo next two slipshod Muses traipse along, In lofty madness, meditating song, / With tresses staring from poetic dreams, / And never wash'd, but in Castalia’s streams [...].
  • (colloquial) To walk about, especially when expending much effort, or unnecessary effort.
  • * 1922 , James Joyce, Ulysses :
    • After traipsing about in the fog they found the grave sure enough.
  • (colloquial) To walk (a distance or journey) wearily or with effort; to walk about or over (a place).
  • * 1874 , Thomas Hardy, Far From the Madding Crowd :
    • She only got handy the Union-house on Sunday morning 'a b'lieve, and 'tis supposed here and there that she had traipsed every step of the way from Melchester.

    Synonyms

    * (walk about) gad, travel, walk * cover, travel, traverse

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A long or tiring walk.
    • It was a long traipse uphill all the way home.

    Synonyms

    * (long or tiring walk) hike, trek

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