traveling 1 of 2

adjective

variants or travelling
Definition of travelingnext
as in roaming

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traveling

2 of 2

verb

variants or travelling
present participle of travel
1
as in touring
to take a trip especially of some distance the couple loves to travel and has been to 34 countries

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2
as in traversing
to make one's way through, across, or over will travel the river for a while and then continue on land

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3
as in flying
to proceed or move quickly that racehorse can definitely travel

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4
as in running
to come or be together as friends he traveled with a fast crowd when he was in college

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Recent Examples of traveling
Adjective
But baby apparently got the non-traveling alleles from both parents, and therefore is not a time traveler. — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 Nov. 2021 As more states ease their indoor dining restrictions and the CDC has given the all-clear (for the most part) to the fully vaccinated for both traveling and small gatherings, restaurants are starting to feel alive again. — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2021
Verb
Just to think about the trajectory of her life coming from Pondicherry, even just as a young woman traveling from Pondicherry all the way to Moscow. — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026 At the intersection with East Susquehanna Ridge, the patrol vehicle struck the passenger side of a 2022 Audi SQ5 driven by May traveling north toward North Fairview Drive. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for traveling
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traveling
  1. nomadic
  2. touring
  3. traversing
  4. flying
  5. running
  6. wandering
  7. journeying
  8. crossing
Adjective
  • Years ago, Maximilian Schnell left his job and his life in Paris and began a nomadic lifestyle on his bicycle.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Some are cousins of the Belâawane family and many, like our head mule handler, Zaïd Oukhazaid, have reluctantly abandoned their nomadic ways for permanent village life for a variety of reasons, including climate change.
    — Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of nomadic
Verb
  • But O’Neal, who is also currently touring college campuses to teach personal finance, sees college as more than a path to a diploma.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Before long, a promoter recruited her for his stable of touring female wrestlers.
    — Leslie Camhi, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of touring
Verb
  • Oil drops as Hormuz traffic rebounds Oil prices fell as new data showed crude exports from the Middle East surpassed prewar levels, though any respite may be short-lived as attacks on tankers traversing the Strait of Hormuz increased.
    — Mary Lawrence Ware, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad operates between Durango and Silverton, traversing the San Juan National Forest and running along the Animas River.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of traversing
Verb
  • D’haene said the company also wants to identify practical applications beyond leisure flying.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
  • For many years people believed that light was made out of particles flying in straight rays.
    — Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of flying
Verb
  • On the other, evidence suggests this pair of habitual time-wasters were commonly found on the floor, running laughter through a Yamaha SPX90 effects processor for kicks and strumming the same note for 40-odd minutes.
    — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Albert Ramdin, secretary general of the Organization of American States, also has said that candidates with criminal ties should be barred from running.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of running
Adjective
  • Despite this informal, jam-forward approach, however, Silk Fence appear to be chasing something; an understated but steady coherence gives direction to even their most wandering moments.
    — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Johnny JeanBaptiste, 36, and Stacia McMillian, 32, were charged with one count of child neglect without great bodily harm after deputies responded to the report of the wandering toddler, officials said.
    — Felix Rodriguez, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of wandering
Verb
  • Luna is journeying through your second house of money, possessions and self-worth, gently nudging you toward fair exchanges.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Many of the missing are Hindu pilgrims, who were journeying to Kailash Mansarovar, a high-altitude site in Tibet revered by Hindus and Buddhists.
    — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of journeying
Verb
  • Pedestrians crossing the George Washington Bridge once again have a path of their own.
    — Nick Caloway, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Both crossing arms were lowered and warning lights were activated at the Bond Road rail crossing when the man walked onto the tracks and was struck by the train, the Elk Grove Police Department said in a post to social media.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of crossing

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