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/grˈeɪzɪŋ/ Listen

verb

Graze v. t. (past & past part. grazed; pres. part. grazing)

1.

To feed or supply (cattle, sheep, etc.) with grass; to furnish pasture for. "A field or two to graze his cows."

2.

To feed on; to eat (growing herbage); to eat grass from (a pasture); to browse. "The lambs with wolves shall graze the verdant mead."

3.

To tend (cattle, etc.) while grazing. "When Jacob grazed his uncle Laban's sheep."

4.

To rub or touch lightly the surface of (a thing) in passing; as, the bullet grazed the wall.

Graze v. i.

1.

To eat grass; to feed on growing herbage; as, cattle graze on the meadows.

2.

To yield grass for grazing. "The ground continueth the wet, whereby it will never graze to purpose."

3.

To touch something lightly in passing.

noun

Grazing n.

1.

The act of one who, or that which, grazes.

2.

A pasture; growing grass.

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Etymology of 'Grazing'

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"Grazing" Quotes from Famous Books

... villages far away amid green fields and gray olive orchards, and buildings of white and cream, luminous in the sunlight, with backgrounds of dark and rugged mountains, produced a succession of picturesque views. Among the hills were seen young Davids, staff in hand, guarding flocks of grazing sheep, ancient swineherds lazily watching droves of swine feeding on the roots, and goatherds following their nimble-footed brown herds as they picked their way ...

— A Trip to the Orient - The Story of a Mediterranean Cruise • Robert Urie Jacob

... water's edge, knelt and tried to wash the blood from his sleeve, but without success. He stood up with a frown. The clouds were high above the treetops, though the sun yet shone. At a little distance Selim was quietly grazing, the birds had returned to their song, the squirrels to their play along the leafy boughs. Rand looked at his watch. "Twelve o'clock—twelve o'clock." Suddenly a thought struck him. "The pistol, with ...

— Lewis Rand • Mary Johnston

... proportion. They found a cross nailed to a neighboring tree; near to which were three stones placed in form of a triangle, with signs of fire having been made among them, probably to cook shell-fish. Having seen much cattle and sheep grazing in the neighborhood, two of their party armed with lances went into the woods in pursuit of them. The night was approaching, the heavens began to lower, and a harsh wind arose. The people on board the ship cried out that she was dragging her ...

— The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Vol. II) • Washington Irving

... disappointment, it turned out. They followed the tracks of the herd three miles, until they came upon them, quietly grazing; but nowhere could they see any trace of a party of horsemen turning off. All the party were greatly vexed at the ill success of their expedition; for all had hoped that they were, at last, going to overtake the gang who had done such mischief ...

— A Final Reckoning - A Tale of Bush Life in Australia • G. A. Henty

... son-in-law, but a son. M. Brunner's delicacy has quite won our hearts. No one would imagine how anxious he was to marry under the dotal system. It is a great security for families. He is going to invest twelve hundred thousand francs in grazing land, which will be added to ...

— Poor Relations • Honore de Balzac

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