ambulate vs traipse

ambulate

verb
  • To walk; to relocate oneself under the power of one's own legs. 

traipse

verb
  • To walk (a distance or journey) wearily or with effort 

  • To travel with purpose; usually a significant or tedious amount. 

  • To walk about, especially when expending much effort, or unnecessary effort. 

  • to walk about or over (a place) aimlessly or insouciantly. 

noun
  • A long or tiring walk. 

  • A meandering walk. 

How often have the words ambulate and traipse occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )