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# travelling

verb form (travel, travels, travelled, travelling); noun (travelling); adjective (travelling — a travelling circus)

«travelling» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Travelling means going from one place to another, especially far away, on a trip or journey. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/travelling/#m1)
2. (noun) Travelling is the activity of going on journeys. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/travelling/#m2)
3. (adjective) Moving from place to place: a travelling show. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/travelling/#m3)
4. In science, moving through space: light travelling through glass. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/travelling/#m4)

### In the lessons

Used in everyday life: travelling by car, train, plane or bus; travelling sickness (car sickness). In science: light travelling in straight lines; sound travelling through solids, liquids and gases. In maths problems: speed, distance and time when travelling.

### Examples

- We are travelling to Scotland by train. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/travelling/#x1)
- Travelling by plane is fast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/travelling/#x2)
- Light travels in straight lines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/travelling/#x3)
- Sound travels faster through water than through air. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/travelling/#x4)
- A travelling circus came to town. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/travelling/#x5)
- I get sick when travelling in the car. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/travelling/#x6)
- The train was travelling at 100 kilometres an hour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/travelling/#x7)
- I should like to have a travelling companion! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/travelling/#x8)

### Note

British spelling doubles the l: travelled, travelling, traveller; American spelling has one l: traveled, traveling. In maths: distance = speed × time.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «travelling» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/travelling/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«travelling» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/travelling.html) on Mova free.