Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act or activity of going from one place to another, especially over a distance: This is the most common meaning, referring to the general concept of moving between locations.
   • A journey or series of journeys, often for pleasure or business: It can refer to a specific instance or the overall practice of taking trips.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • She loves travelling and has visited over thirty countries. (She enjoys the activity of going to different places.)
  • His job involves a great deal of travelling. (His job requires many journeys.)
  • The travelling was exhausting, but the destination was worth it. (The journey itself was tiring.)

Advanced Usage

• "The travelling public": Refers to people who travel, especially as passengers on public transport.
  • The new regulations are designed to protect the travelling public.
• Used attributively (like an adjective) to describe things related to journeys.
  • A travelling companion (a person you travel with).
  • Travelling clothes (clothes suitable for a journey).

Variants and Related Words

• Travel (verb/noun): The base form. As a noun, it is often interchangeable with "travelling," though "travel" can sound more general or abstract.
  • Space travel (not "space travelling").
• Traveler (noun): A person who is travelling or who travels often.
• Travelogue (noun): A film, book, or illustrated lecture about a person's travels.

Synonyms

• Journeying: The act of travelling from one place to another.
• Tourism: The commercial organization and operation of holidays and visits to places of interest.
• Voyaging: Travelling, especially by sea or in space.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Travel around: To go to various places within an area.
  • We spent a month travelling around Southeast Asia.
• Travel over: To go across an area.
  • It took days to travel over the desert.

Related Idioms

• Travel light: To travel with very little luggage.
  • We're only going for a weekend, so let's travel light.
• Travel on a stomach: To be able to eat anything while travelling without getting sick.
  • You need a strong stomach for travelling in some regions. (Note: This is less common than "have a strong stomach").

Noun

1. the act of going from one place to another
   • he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel