traipse

UK: /ˈtreɪps/ US: /treɪps/ ,(trāps)

Inflections of 'traipse' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

traipses

v 3rd person singular

traipsing

v pres p

traipsed

v past

traipsed

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

traipse /treɪps/   v., traipsed, traips•ing, n. 
v. 

1. Informal Terms to walk idly or without finding or reaching one's goal: [no object]
   to go traipsing along, expecting everything to turn out perfectly.
   [~ + object]
   to traipse the fields.

n. [countable]

2. Informal Terms a tiring walk.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

traipse (trāps),  v., traipsed, traips•ing, n. [Informal.]

v.i. 

1. to walk or go aimlessly or idly or without finding or reaching one's goal:
   We traipsed all over town looking for a copy of the book.

v.t. 

2. to walk over;
   tramp:
   to traipse the fields.

n. 

3. a tiring walk.

Also, trapes.

• earlier trapse, unexplained variant of trape, obscurely akin to tramp 1585–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

traipse, trapes / treɪps/ verb

1. (intransitive) to walk heavily or tiredly

noun

1. a long or tiring walk; trudge

Etymology: 16th Century: of unknown origin