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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Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Jawad was grazed in the leg in the shooting, Macomb County officials said.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
The Los Angeles experience consists mostly of such tangential connections and brief grazes of luxury.
—Joe Joyce, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Given the widespread risk of catastrophic wildfire, the federal government must better utilize grazing to combat the wildfire crisis.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Jawad was grazed in the leg in the shooting, Macomb County officials said.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
The lawsuit says Thorns, who was handcuffed at the scene, suffered a graze wound to his forehead.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
The Los Angeles experience consists mostly of such tangential connections and brief grazes of luxury.
—Joe Joyce, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Graze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/graze. Accessed 30 Oct. 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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