travelling

English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɹæv.lɪŋ/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈtɹæv.ə.lɪŋ/

Verb

travelling

  1. present participle and gerund of travel

Noun

travelling (countable and uncountable, plural travellings)

  1. The act of one who travels; a journey.
    • 1956 May, “London Transport Diesel-Electric Cranes”, in Railway Magazine, page 337:
      Hoisting, derricking, slewing, and travelling are by means of independent 600-volt motors through reduction gearing.

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

travelling (not comparable)

  1. That travels (with one).
    a travelling companion
  2. That travels habitually.
    a travelling funfair

Derived terms

French

Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, from English travel +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʁa.vliŋ/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

travelling m (plural travellings)

  1. (cinematography) dolly, camera dolly (a specialized piece of film equipment resembling a little cart on which a camera is mounted)
  2. (cinematography) travelling shot

Further reading

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɾabelin/ [ˈt̪ɾa.β̞e.lĩn]
  • Rhymes: -abelin
  • Syllabification: tra‧ve‧lling

Noun

travelling m (plural travellings)

  1. alternative form of trávelin