grazing

noun

graz·​ing ˈgrā-ziŋ How to pronounce grazing (audio)
: herbage or land for grazing

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Botswana’s Makgadikgadi Pans welcome tens of thousands of zebras searching for fresh grazing, while Zambia’s Kasanka National Park bat migration—the world’s largest mammal migration—sees millions of fruit bats darken the sky. Maija De Rijk-Uys published, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2025 Land sharing: Farmland used for wind turbines can still support crops or grazing. Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025 These projects often cultivate pollinator-friendly plants, vegetables such as lettuce and spinach, or even grasses for grazing sheep, making the land productive for both food and energy. Paul Mwebaze, The Conversation, 28 July 2025 Opened in 1960, Pleasant Hills has sat vacant since 2004, except for intermittent grazing on the property. Devan Patel, Mercury News, 28 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for grazing

Word History

First Known Use

1517, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of grazing was in 1517

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“Grazing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grazing. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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