grazed; grazing
1
: to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton
cattle grazing on the slopes
2
: to eat small portions of food throughout the day
She was grazing on snacks all afternoon.
1
a
: to crop and eat in the field
b
: to feed on the herbage of
2
a
: to put to graze
grazed his livestock in pastures
b
: to put cattle to graze on
grazed the upper field
3
: to supply herbage for the grazing of
That pasture will graze 30 head of cattle.
grazer
noun
grazed; grazing
1
: to touch lightly in passing
The car's wheel grazed the curb.
: to touch or rub against something in passing
Our fenders just grazed.
: a scraping along a surface or an abrasion made by it
especially
: a superficial abrasion of the skin
had a slight graze on her knee from falling
Examples of graze in a Sentence
Verb (1)
cows grazing in the meadow
Verb (2)
I grazed my elbow diving for the ball
the volleyball just grazed my face, so I'm okay
Noun (2)
a stumble that resulted in nothing more serious than a graze on the knee
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Liam Quinn, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Trump and his campaign also shared relatively little information about his recovery or any lingering health effects after he was grazed by an assassin’s bullet in July 2024.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 13 Apr. 2025
Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2025
The cows that provide the milk for Gruyère graze on an alpine meadow.
—Betsy Andrews, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
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Verb
The stepbrother was shot in the leg while the father’s arm was grazed.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Trump and his campaign also shared relatively little information about his recovery or any lingering health effects after he was grazed by an assassin’s bullet in July 2024.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 13 Apr. 2025
Noun
The 15-year-old was found by officers with a graze wound on his leg as others ran from the area, police told WGN.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2025
The cows that provide the milk for Gruyère graze on an alpine meadow.
—Betsy Andrews, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Graze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/graze. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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graze
1 of 3 verb
grazed; grazing
1
: to feed on growing grass or herbs
cattle grazing on the hill
2
: to put to feed on grass or herbs
the farmer grazed the cattle
graze
2 of 3 verb
grazed; grazing
1
: to rub or touch lightly in passing : touch against and quickly move away from
the car's wheel grazed the curb
2
: to scratch or scrape by rubbing against something
fell and grazed her knee
graze
3 of 3 noun
: an act or result of grazing
especially
: a skin injury caused by grazing : scrape
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