traipse
/treɪps/
US pronunciation
American sound/treɪps/
traipse
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Stress
- One strong syllable
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
US voice -> traipse
Myanmar meaning
မောပန်းနွမ်းနယ်စွာ နင်းသည်၊ လျှောက်လှမ်းသည်။ ငြီးငွေ့ဖွယ်ရာ ခြေလျင်ခရီးရှည်။
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- ‘If traipsing around the shops fills you with as much excitement as hobbling around in a pair of tight shoes, then perhaps something more relaxing might be in order.’
- ‘Now he's traipsing around the country with a proposal to allow verdicts in criminal trials with less than unanimous juries.’
- ‘Few people have the time to traipse around galleries and exhibitions, while several works carry price tags that put them beyond the financial reach of mere mortals.’
- ‘Those of us who've tried it know that it's quick and convenient and, much easier to search for bargains on the Net than it is to traipse from shop to shop looking for that special something.’
- ‘It seems to me that people would rather traipse round shops, gawping at potential purchases than they would educate themselves by looking at a book or work of art.’
- ‘Mother would say the stones of the road knew him because for the most part he could be found traipsing from one neighbours dwelling to the next or most likely to the public house.’
- ‘You can lose yourself for quite some time in the painted purples, reds and ochres of the outback before traipsing through to the adjacent Museum of Western Australia.’
- ‘Still, it can get wearying, being given optimistically sized underwear and too-tight tops again, and traipsing back to the returns desk with them year after year.’
- ‘To find one - let alone shoot it - you have to go traipsing about the Latvian forests in the dead of night, imitating the cock bird's mating call.’
- ‘As it turned out there happened to be five of them and I was traipsed on up to the casualty unit.’
- ‘Our students would have to traipse all over the country to get this calibre of law school education in southern Canada.’
- ‘The large mixed groups of only 10 years ago aren't traipsing around anymore during the daytime, during the weekdays.’
- ‘And just to think a few years ago it would have been a major disaster - hours traipsing about finding a phone, a can, a garage and of course a man to unscrew the petrol cap.’
- ‘I somehow thought I was home free after I'd eaten and traipsed off in the general direction of my art class, but a hand on my wrist stopped me.’
- ‘Her escapist maman is forever on the move, traipsing them from town to town, never settling, and more often than not late collecting her from a succession of schools.’
- ‘The months spent poring over bridal magazines, traipsing through wedding dress shops, visiting caterers and choosing stationery can take their toll.’
- ‘The stranger came out, and he had a wonderfully bright smile, and asked us where we were going - a not inappropriate question, I thought, since we were traipsing in his property.’
- ‘Sinking into her comforter, I stared at the ceiling; pictured her in Italy, traipsing along the same ancient streets her great grandmother Nana had walked before she immigrated to America.’
- ‘Heads held high, they go traipsing through town - grace unmatched.’
- ‘And so, traipsing around in jeans and T-shirts, it was my sister and I who were in the minority, surrounded by locals - from octogenarians to newborns - in garments of every hue in the rainbow.’
Synonyms
trudge, tramp, plod, slog, trek, wander, trail, walk, schlep, roam, ramble, rove, amble, ambulate, footfall, gad, go on foot, hike, knock about, lumber, march, meander, pace, parade, perambulation, prance, promenade, shuffle, step, stride, stroll, strut, take a walk, tour, travel on foot, traverse, troop, walkabout, walking trip
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