traipse vs wade

traipse

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

  • 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. 

noun
  • A long or tiring walk. 

  • A meandering walk. 

wade

verb
  • to walk through (water or similar impediment); to pass through by wading 

  • To enter recklessly. 

  • to progress with difficulty 

  • to walk through water or something that impedes progress. 

noun
  • An act of wading. 

  • A ford; a place to cross a river. 

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