grazing

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grazing

/ˈɡɹeɪ.zɪŋ/

Rhymes with -eɪzɪŋ

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of graze

noun grazings

countable, uncountable Grazeland. The grazing is all parched and withered up, and it is wonderful how cattle get through the winter here as they do.
countable, uncountable The action of animals eating, mainly of grass in a field or on other grassland. Here were the MacKays' cattle coming steadily up the track from their daily grazings on the lochside driven by Glen.

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Closest in meaning: shaving, skimming, pasturing, forage, pastureland, pasture, rangeland, pastoralism, livestock, husbandry, herding, feed, meal, grassland, beast, browsing

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@misc{grazing_2026,
  title = {grazing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/grazing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}