traversing Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb travel across or pass over
    traverse; track; pass over; get across; cover; cross; cut through; get over; cut across.
    • The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day
  2. verb to cover or extend over an area or time period
    traverse; span; cross; sweep.
    • Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres
    • The novel spans three centuries
  3. verb deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit
    traverse; deny.

WordNet


Trav"ers*ing adjective
Definitions
  1. Adjustable laterally; having a lateral motion, or a swinging motion; adapted for giving lateral motion.

Webster 1913