traveling

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɹæv.lɪŋ/
  • IPA(key): /ˈtɹæv.ə.lɪŋ/
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Verb

traveling

  1. present participle and gerund of travel

Noun

traveling (plural travelings)

  1. (basketball) A violation committed by progressing while holding the ball instead of dribbling it.
  2. The action of the verb travel.

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

traveling (not comparable)

  1. That travels (with one).
    a traveling companion

References

  1. ^ “Is it ‘traveling’ or ‘travelling’?”, in Words at play (blog), Merriam-Webster, 6 January 2021, retrieved 26 January 2021: “Noah Webster […] decided that travel needed only one l in its past and present participle forms.”
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