travelling

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/ˈtɹæv.lɪŋ//ˈtɹæv.ə.lɪŋ/

noun

The act of one who travels; a journey.

“a travelling funfair”

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traveltraveling
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Meanings

verb

alternative US traveling

  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of travel
nountravelling (countable and uncountable, plural travellings)

plural travellings · alternative US traveling

  1. countableuncountableThe act of one who travels; a journey.

    Hoisting, derricking, slewing, and travelling are by means of independent 600-volt motors through reduction gearing.

    1956 May, “London Transport Diesel-Electric Cranes”, in Railway Magazine, page 337
adjectivetravelling (not comparable)

alternative US traveling

  1. not comparableThat travels (with one).

    a travelling companion

  2. not comparableThat travels habitually.

    a travelling funfair

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe act of going from one place to another

Similar
traveltraveling
Broader
motionmovementmove
Also see
traveltraveling

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian пътуване
  • пътуване (pătuvane)action of travelling
Czech cestování
  • cestováníaction of travelling
Esperanto vojaĝado
  • vojaĝadoaction of travelling
Finnish matkustaminen
  • matkustaminenaction of travelling
French travelling, voyageant
  • travellingaction of travelling
  • voyageantaction of travelling
Hungarian utazás
  • utazásaction of travelling
Irish trabhléireacht, traibhleáil
  • trabhléireachtaction of travelling
  • traibhleáilaction of travelling
  • taistealaction of travelling
Italian carrellata
  • carrellataaction of travelling
Polish podróżowanie
  • podróżowanieaction of travelling
Russian путеше́ствие
  • путеше́ствие (putešéstvije)action of travelling
Scottish Gaelic siubhal
  • siubhalaction of travelling
Spanish travelín
  • travelínaction of travelling
Swedish resande
  • resandeaction of travelling
Turkish seyahat etme
  • seyahat etmeaction of travelling
Ukrainian подорожува́ння
  • подорожува́ння (podorožuvánnja)action of travelling

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

travelling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/travelling

MLA

“travelling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/travelling. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “travelling,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/travelling.

Source: travelling on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.