Standard Lemma guide

travelling

adj · noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈtɹæv.lɪŋ/
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  • /ˈtɹæv.ə.lɪŋ/
  • CMU ARPABET: T R AE1 V AH0 L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: T R AE1 V L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

That travels (with one).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • a travelling companion

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

That travels habitually.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • a travelling funfair

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The act of one who travels; a journey.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

present participle and gerund of travel

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

the act of going from one place to another

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: travel, traveling

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: motion, movement, move

Narrower terms: walk, circumnavigation, peregrination, traversal, traverse, wandering, roving, vagabondage, wayfaring, crossing, driving, riding, horseback riding, air travel, aviation, air, journey, journeying, stage, leg, staging, on the road, on tour, junketing, water travel, seafaring, commutation, commuting

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: пътуване (pǎtuvane) — action of travelling
  • Czech: cestování — action of travelling
  • Esperanto: vojaĝado — action of travelling
  • Finnish: matkustaminen — action of travelling
  • French: travelling — action of travelling
  • French: voyageant — action of travelling
  • Georgian: მოგზაურობა (mogzauroba) — action of travelling
  • Hungarian: utazás — action of travelling
  • Ingrian: kulkemus — action of travelling
  • Italian: carrellata — action of travelling
  • Mongolian: аялал (ajalal) — action of travelling
  • Polish: podróżowanie — action of travelling
  • Russian: путеше́ствие (putešéstvije) — action of travelling
  • Scottish Gaelic: siubhal — action of travelling
  • Spanish: travelín — action of travelling
  • Swedish: resande — action of travelling
  • Turkish: seyahat etme — action of travelling
  • Ukrainian: подорожува́ння (podorožuvánnja) — action of travelling
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