traipse vs wait

traipse

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

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

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

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

noun
  • A long or tiring walk. 

  • A meandering walk. 

wait

verb
  • To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness. 

  • To remain faithful to one’s partner or betrothed during a prolonged period of absence. 

  • To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment. 

noun
  • A delay. 

  • An ambush. 

  • Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen. 

intj
  • Tells the other speaker to stop talking, typing etc. for a moment. 

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