verb
- past tense and past participle of hostel; stayed at a hostel or hostels during travel
Usage: chiefly British and Commonwealth English; common in travel and backpacking contexts
Examples
- We hostelled across Europe for three weeks last summer.
- She hostelled in several cities during her backpacking trip through Southeast Asia.
- They hostelled together in Dublin and made friends from all over the world.
- After hostelling for months, he finally booked a hotel room.
- The students hostelled in youth hostels to keep their travel costs low.