grazing

noun

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

Examples of grazing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And foreign and domestic companies are converting grazing land to agriculture and carbon credits, preventing herders from using the pastures. Jack Thompson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2024 But initially much of the region’s land went to grazing. Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024 Sheep grazing under a heavy sky a few hours outside Ulan Bator Alistair Taylor-Young Shamanism has a tenacious hold on the Mongolian imagination. Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024 Clothing, insulation, bits of plastic and other pieces of debris were wrapped around miles of barbed wire fence line surrounding grazing land in the rural area. CBS News, 27 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for grazing 

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Word History

First Known Use

1517, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 13 Jun. 2024.

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