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Grazing

noun/hˈeɪvɚɹɚ/
Definition
the act of grazing
the act of brushing against while passing
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/hˈeɪvɚɹɚ/
🇬🇧British English
/ɡɹˈeɪzɪŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɡɹˈeɪzɪŋ/
2 syllables Say it as /hˈeɪvɚɹɚ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe act of grazing
nounthe act of brushing against while passing
verbfeed as in a meadow or pasture
“the herd was grazing”
verbbreak the skin (of a body part) by scraping
“She was grazed by the stray bullet”
verblet feed in a field or pasture or meadow
verbscrape gently
“graze the skin”
verbeat lightly, try different dishes
“There was so much food at the party that we quickly got sated just by browsing”
Word Forms
grazeverblet feed in a field or pasture or meadow
shaveverbtouch the surface of lightly
browsenounthe act of feeding by continual nibbling
grazenounthe act of grazing
grazingnounthe act of grazing
rangenouna large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze
pasturenouna field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
pasturagenounbulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle
graziernouna rancher who grazes cattle or sheep for market
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Weiden
der Akt des Weidens
🇫🇷French
pâturage
l'acte de brouter
🇪🇸Spanish
pasto
el acto de pastorear
🇮🇹Italian
pascolo
l'atto del pascolare
🇳🇱Dutch
grazen
de handeling van het grazen
🇵🇹Portuguese
pastando
o ato de pastar
🇷🇺Russian
выпас
акт выпаса
India
🇮🇳Hindi
चराई
चराने की क्रिया
🇧🇩Bengali
চারণ
চারণ
🇮🇳Tamil
மேய்ச்சல்
மேய்ச்சல் செயல்
🇮🇳Telugu
మేత
మేత చర్య
🇮🇳Marathi
चर
चरण्याची क्रिया
🇮🇳Gujarati
ચરાઈ
ચરવાની ક્રિયા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮೇಯುವುದು
ಮೇಯಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മേച്ചിൽ
മേച്ചിൽ പ്രവൃത്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਚਰਾਉਣ
ਚਰਾਉਣ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ
🇵🇰Urdu
چرنا
چرنے کا عمل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
放牧
放牧的行为
🇯🇵Japanese
放牧
放牧という行為
🇰🇷Korean
방목
방목하는 행위
🇻🇳Vietnamese
chăn thả
hành động chăn thả
🇹🇭Thai
แทะเล็ม
การแทะเล็ม
🇮🇩Indonesian
penggembalaan
tindakan merumput
🇵🇭Filipino
nagpapastol
ang pagkilos ng pagpapastol
🇲🇾Malay
merumput
perbuatan meragut
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
رعي
فعل الرعي
🇮🇷Persian
چرا
عمل چرا
🇹🇷Turkish
otlatma
otlatma eylemi
🇮🇱Hebrew
רְעִיָה
פעולת המרעה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'grazing'?
The primary meaning of 'grazing' is 'the act of grazing'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'grazing' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'grazing' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'grazing' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'grazing' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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