March 1, 2009

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.


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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








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