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trekking

trekking is the present participle and gerund of trek.

Meaning of trek

Verb

trek (third-person singular simple present treks, present participle trekking, simple past and past participle trekked)

  1. (intransitive) To make a slow or arduous journey.
    • Before that they had been a good deal on the move, trekking about after the white man, who was one of those rolling stones that keep going round after a soft job.1892, Robert Louis Stevenson, The Beach of Falesá
  2. (intransitive) To journey on foot, especially to hike through mountainous areas.
    Synonyms:
    tramp
  3. (South Africa) To travel by ox wagon.
  4. (Nigeria) To travel by walking.

See all 8 meanings of trek

Noun

trekking (usually uncountable, plural trekkings)

  1. (usually) Walking in the countryside for pleasure or sport, usually for a longer period of time than for hiking.

Forms of trekking

pluraltrekkings

Words formed from trekking

Phrases with trekking

Questions about trekking

What does trekking mean?
Trekking means walking in the countryside for pleasure or sport, usually for a longer period of time than for hiking.
What is trekking the present participle and gerund of?
Trekking is the present participle and gerund of trek.
What part of speech is trekking?
Trekking is a noun.
What is the plural of trekking?
The plural of trekking is trekkings.

Words near trekking in the dictionary

  1. trekker
  2. trekkers
  3. Trekkian
  4. trekkie
  5. trekkies
  6. trekking
  7. trekking pole
  8. trekking poles
  9. trekkings
  10. Trekkish
  11. trekky

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