hiking vs traipse

hiking

noun
  • Walking in the countryside for pleasure or sport. 

  • The act by which something is hiked, or raised sharply. 

traipse

noun
  • A long or tiring walk. 

  • A meandering walk. 

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

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

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

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

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