grazing
Americannoun
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pastureland; a pasture.
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Informal. the act or practice of switching television channels frequently to watch several programs.
noun
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the vegetation on pastures that is available for livestock to feed upon
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the land on which this is growing
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Etymology
Origin of grazing
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at graze 1, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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But urbanisation, changing land use and the abandonment of grazing and other traditional farming practises, appear to have significantly reduced available food sources, the wildlife groups noted.
From Barron's • Jul. 9, 2026
On what should be a busy morning at Kaliluni Primary School in southern Kenya, only cows are in attendance, grazing between broken classroom doors that hang open to reveal rows of empty chairs.
From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026
Amid the frenzy, there were postgame reports that Matanovic felt a grazing of his hair, meaning he may turn up at the next Cup with a dome shaved to look like peak Telly Savalas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026
Natural England is including the ponies in livestock counts under its new moorland agri-environmental schemes that provide payments for farmers for grazing upland in ways that benefit nature.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026
We passed a family of rabbits grazing on clover; a groundhog; a deer and her fawn.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
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