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travelling

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trav·el  (trvl)
v. trav·eled or trav·elled, trav·el·ing or trav·el·ling, trav·els
v.intr.
1. To go from one place to another, as on a trip; journey.
2. To go from place to place as a salesperson or agent.
3. To be transmitted, as light or sound; move or pass.
4. To advance or proceed.
5. To go about in the company of a particular group; associate: travels in wealthy circles.
6. To move along a course, as in a groove.
7. To admit of being transported without loss of quality; Some wines travel poorly.
8. Informal To move swiftly.
9. Basketball To walk or run illegally while holding the ball.
v.tr.
To pass or journey over or through; traverse: travel the roads of Europe.
n.
1. The act or process of traveling; movement or passage from one place to another.
2. travels
a. A series of journeys.
b. An account of one's journeys.
3. Activity or traffic along a route or through a given point.
4. The activity or business of arranging trips or providing services for travelers.
5.
a. The motion of a piece of machinery, especially of a reciprocating part; stroke.
b. The length of a mechanical stroke.

[Middle English travelen, alteration of travailen, to toil, from Old French travailler; see travail.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.travellingtravelling - the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel"
movement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"
walk - the act of walking somewhere; "he took a walk after lunch"
circumnavigation - traveling around something (by ship or plane); "Magellan's circumnavigation of the earth proved that it is a globe"
peregrination - traveling or wandering around
traversal, traverse - travel across
roving, vagabondage, wandering - travelling about without any clear destination; "she followed him in his wanderings and looked after him"
wayfaring - traveling (especially on foot)
crossing - traveling across
driving - the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal
horseback riding, riding - travel by being carried on horseback
air travel, aviation, air - travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air"
journey, journeying - the act of traveling from one place to another
stage, leg - a section or portion of a journey or course; "then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise"
staging - travel by stagecoach
on the road, on tour - travelling about; "they took the show on the road"; "they lost all their games on the road"
junketing - taking an excursion for pleasure
water travel, seafaring - travel by water
commutation, commuting - the travel of a commuter

travelling
Translations
travelling, traveling (US) [ˈtrævlɪŋ] nlos viajes, el viajar
adj [circus, exhibition] → ambulante
cpd [bag, clock] → de viaje
travelling (US), traveling [ˈtrævlɪŋ] travel nvoyage(s) m(pl)
adj [circus, exhibition] → ambulant(e)
cpd [bag, clock] → de voyage; [expenses] → de déplacement
travelling (US) traveling [ˈtrævlɪŋ] nReisen nt
cpd [circus, exhibition] → Wander-; [bag, clock] → Reise-;
travelling expenses travel → Reisespesen pl
travelling (US), traveling [ˈtrævlɪŋ] nviaggi mpl
adj [circus, exhibition] → itinerante
cpd [bag, clock] → da viaggio; [expenses] → di viaggio


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I have discovered none of these objections to a young lady travelling in Europe by herself of which we heard so much before I left, and I don't expect I ever shall, for I certainly don't mean to look for them.
Once each day, when not travelling on the interminable trains, he gave Michael a thorough bath and thoroughly dried him afterward.
Would he not find himself, when travelling by steamer in winter, at the mercy of the winds and fogs?
 
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