journeying

jour·ney  (jûrn)

n. pl. jour·neys

1.

a. The act of traveling from one place to another; a trip.

b. A distance to be traveled or the time required for a trip: a 2,000-mile journey to the Pacific; the three-day journey home.

2. A process or course likened to traveling; a passage: the journey of life.

v. jour·neyed, jour·ney·ing, jour·neys

v.intr.

To make a journey; travel.

v.tr.

To travel over or through.

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[Middle English journei, day, day's travel, journey, from Old French jornee, from Vulgar Latin *diurnta, from Late Latin diurnum, day, from neuter of Latin diurnus, of a day, from dis, day; see diary.]

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journey·er n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

journeying - the act of traveling from one place to another journey travel, traveling, travelling - the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel" stage, leg - a section or portion of a journey or course; "then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise" commute - a regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work; "there is standing room only on the high-speed commute" ride, drive - a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile); "he took the family for a drive in his new car" long haul - a journey over a long distance; "it's a long haul from New York to Los Angeles" mush - a journey by dogsled odyssey - a long wandering and eventful journey trip - a journey for some purpose (usually including the return); "he took a trip to the shopping center" transit, passage - a journey usually by ship; "the outward passage took 10 days" expedition - a journey organized for a particular purpose excursion, digression - wandering from the main path of a journey schlep, shlep - a tedious or difficult journey trek - a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers) tour, circuit - a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area; "they took an extended tour of Europe"; "we took a quick circuit of the park"; "a ten-day coach circuit of the island" pilgrim's journey, pilgrimage - a journey to a sacred place excursion, jaunt, outing, pleasure trip, junket, sashay, expedition - a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field" voyage - a journey to some distant place way - a journey or passage; "they are on the way"