traipse
To walk somewhere slowly and unwillingly because you are tired.
traipse in a sentence
- We traipsed around the shops all afternoon, longing to go home.
- We had to traipse across three muddy fields before the campsite finally came into view.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to traipse?
- Askip
- Bplod
- Cdash
- Ddart
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B: plod. The other three mean the opposite of traipse.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to traipse?
- Askip
- Btramp
- Cplod
- Ddrag
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A: skip. The other three mean nearly the same as traipse.
Words that mean something similar
plod, tramp, drag
Words that mean the opposite
skip, dash, dart
More words about movement & action
- traverse: To travel across something from one side to the other.
- trek: A long, difficult journey on foot.
- trudge: To walk slowly with heavy steps because you are tired.
- tussle: A rough struggle or fight, usually not serious.
- undulate: To move in gentle waves, rising and falling.
- unearth: To dig something up or discover something hidden.
- unfurl: To unroll and open out.
- unravel: To untangle threads, or to slowly work out a mystery.
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