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
Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 11 May 2024
The tip of her weapon grazes the other fighter just below her chest.
—Lenny Rashid Ruvaga, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2024
One shot initially grazed the bear but another hit and killed her, according to the release.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 3 May 2024
Advertisement Miranda and his colleagues rode in a van to the forebay, passing green pastures where cattle were grazing among yellow blooming mustard.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
The White Helmets said Masto was grazing sheep when the strike killed him and several of the sheep.
—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 2 May 2024
These efforts, cited by Amnesty International and others, include the violent eviction of 70,000 Maasai from grazing lands in the Loliondo area to clear vast tracts of land for trophy hunting.
—Rodney Muhumuza, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
Those who want to see where the animals are currently grazing can check out the interactive map created by the city’s geographic information systems, or GIS, team.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 20 Apr. 2024
Or three, the call is wrong and [the bullet] might have just grazed him.
—Stephanie Colombini, NPR, 18 Apr. 2024
Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 4 May 2024
Watch:Zebras, camels, pony graze Indiana highway after being rescued from semi-truck fire
Viola the elephant was recaptured unharmed, reports say
Butte is a town in southwestern Montana about 85 miles from Bozeman and 170 miles north of Yellowstone National Park.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
The Barbie pig grazes upon the small amounts of detritus that descend from surface waters to the seabed and are important in terms of cycling organic matter, explained Drennan, who wasn’t directly involved in the expedition.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
According to an autopsy by a Summit County medical examiner Dr. Lisa Kohler, Walker suffered 46 gunshot entrance wounds or graze injuries.
—Sarah Dewberry, CNN, 24 Oct. 2023
The Resolution had anchored off Moorea, one of the Society Islands, and animals from the ship’s travelling menagerie had been left to graze onshore.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
The other victims include a 15-year-old boy who sustained a graze wound to his right shoulder while attempting to flee the chaotic scene.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2024
This type of innovation might benefit farmers who let their livestock graze in fields rather than provide them with feed.
—Paul Winters, Discover Magazine, 16 Mar. 2024
The boy, who suffered a bullet graze to the leg, tracked down a Kansas City police officer.
—Nouran Salahieh, CNN, 16 Feb. 2024
Verb
One officer was shot in the shoulder, another was shot in the leg and the other was grazed, Schierbaum said.
—Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 11 May 2024
The tip of her weapon grazes the other fighter just below her chest.
—Lenny Rashid Ruvaga, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2024
One shot initially grazed the bear but another hit and killed her, according to the release.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 3 May 2024
Advertisement Miranda and his colleagues rode in a van to the forebay, passing green pastures where cattle were grazing among yellow blooming mustard.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
The White Helmets said Masto was grazing sheep when the strike killed him and several of the sheep.
—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 2 May 2024
These efforts, cited by Amnesty International and others, include the violent eviction of 70,000 Maasai from grazing lands in the Loliondo area to clear vast tracts of land for trophy hunting.
—Rodney Muhumuza, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
Those who want to see where the animals are currently grazing can check out the interactive map created by the city’s geographic information systems, or GIS, team.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 20 Apr. 2024
Or three, the call is wrong and [the bullet] might have just grazed him.
—Stephanie Colombini, NPR, 18 Apr. 2024
Noun
He was released after treatment at a hospital for an apparent graze wound.
—Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 4 May 2024
Watch:Zebras, camels, pony graze Indiana highway after being rescued from semi-truck fire
Viola the elephant was recaptured unharmed, reports say
Butte is a town in southwestern Montana about 85 miles from Bozeman and 170 miles north of Yellowstone National Park.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
The Barbie pig grazes upon the small amounts of detritus that descend from surface waters to the seabed and are important in terms of cycling organic matter, explained Drennan, who wasn’t directly involved in the expedition.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
According to an autopsy by a Summit County medical examiner Dr. Lisa Kohler, Walker suffered 46 gunshot entrance wounds or graze injuries.
—Sarah Dewberry, CNN, 24 Oct. 2023
The Resolution had anchored off Moorea, one of the Society Islands, and animals from the ship’s travelling menagerie had been left to graze onshore.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
The other victims include a 15-year-old boy who sustained a graze wound to his right shoulder while attempting to flee the chaotic scene.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2024
This type of innovation might benefit farmers who let their livestock graze in fields rather than provide them with feed.
—Paul Winters, Discover Magazine, 16 Mar. 2024
The boy, who suffered a bullet graze to the leg, tracked down a Kansas City police officer.
—Nouran Salahieh, CNN, 16 Feb. 2024
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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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