Traipse & Trapes

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Informal.

–verb (used without object) 

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.  



–verb (used with object) 

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



–noun 

3. a tiring walk. 



Also, trapes.





　

As if we weren't concerned enough after her disturbing debut as Jenny in Kids; traipsing across town, traumatized with the negative news that she's HIV-positive and that her infector's still on the prowl. Even by the film's scarring finale, Chlöe's kept her inner turmoil to herself.





ramble 

amble 

Convulsion

dawdle

dilatorily saunter, fritter away time working in a halfhearted way

to dawdle [over] a [task]. 

He dawdled [away] the whole [morning]. 

[Stop] dawdling and [help] me with these packages!  

loiter

linger aimlessly

to loiter outside a [building].

dally

loiter indecisively, delay as if free from responsibilities

to dally on the way [home]. 

How can you dally [with] such a [serious] problem?

The acceptance of the role as artistic directors of the company is not a [dalliance]

gallivant v.

Well he'd like us to think that he's writing a novel, but we all know he just goes out and gallivants with freshmen [women] trying to relive Jane.

Languid