grazing

American  

[gray-zing] / ˈgreɪ zɪŋ /

noun

• grazings
  plural

1. pastureland; a pasture.

2. Informal. the act or practice of switching television channels frequently to watch several programs.

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grazing British  

/ ˈɡreɪzɪŋ /

noun

1. the vegetation on pastures that is available for livestock to feed upon

2. the land on which this is growing

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• grazings
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of grazing

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at graze ¹, -ing ¹

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

grazing grazings

Nie explained that these grazing collisions are recognizable because they generate far fewer particles than direct impacts.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

Behind guarded gates resembling an Indian maharajah's palace are hundreds of elephants and big cats, giraffes grazing in a mock savannah, and chimpanzees and orangutans swinging from ropes.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Currently, the birds are found in alpine meadows, located high in the mountains above the forests, which form some of the Himalayas' most important seasonal grazing and biodiversity-rich habitats.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Based on his observations thus far, Spasojevic believes the burros could play an important role in the local ecosystem by grazing on non-native grasses and preventing them from overtaking native plants.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Wolf glanced up at Torak, his amber eyes grazing the boy’s.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

Livestock are moved from one paddock to another, allowing pastures rest between grazings.

From New York Times ● May 2, 2015

He rented large grazings in Dumfriesshire, where he wintered and grazed the Highlanders, and which, I believe, his relatives still retain.

From Cattle and Cattle-breeders by William M'Combie

Already the pastures were crowded with stock brought in from distant valleys and grazings.

From The Forfeit by Ridgwell Cullum

Instead, the thin sheep of the clansmen, each with its owner's brand to identify it, wander forth to the common grazings, glad that the bloom of living is on Nature again.

From The Black Colonel by James Milne

Having secured this privilege, he posted himself fifteen or twenty miles to the southwest of Tegua, behind a butte which was extensive enough to conceal his wild cavalry, even in its grazings.

From Overland by J. W. (John William) De Forest

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