What is the meaning of grazing?

noun

  • The act of grazing.
  • The act of brushing against while passing.

verb

  • Feed as in a meadow or pasture.
    • usage: "the herd was grazing"
  • Break the skin (of a body part) by scraping.
    • usage: "She was grazed by the stray bullet"
  • Let feed in a field or pasture or meadow.
  • Scrape gently.
    • usage: "graze the skin"
  • Eat lightly, try different dishes.
    • usage: "There was so much food at the party that we quickly got sated just by browsing"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
12
 
|15 years ago|887 views|share |citing 
APAWordNet. (2010). grazing. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/grazing/definitions/1189230
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "grazing" http://smartdefine.org/grazing/definitions/1189230 (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, grazing, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/grazing/definitions/1189230>.
MLAWordNet. "grazing" 23 October 2010. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/grazing/definitions/1189230>
{ class="autoclick" }next definition (/)