grazing 1 of 2

verb (1)

Definition of grazingnext
present participle of graze
as in feeding
to feed on grass or herbs cows grazing in the meadow

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verb (2)

present participle of graze
1
as in scratching
to damage by rubbing against a sharp or rough surface I grazed my elbow diving for the ball

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2
as in brushing
to pass lightly across or touch gently especially in passing the volleyball just grazed my face, so I'm okay

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Recent Examples of grazing
Verb
A shot to her back and a bullet grazing her skull led to medical complications and her ultimate retirement from the Army. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 While the Griffiths were in a carriage on their way to the grave of Tina’s recently-deceased mother, someone fired a gun at them from another carriage, grazing Griffith’s head. — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 14 Oct. 2026 Fields of solar panels blanket parts of Inner Mongolia, while the slender silhouettes of wind turbines spin above grazing sheep. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026 Based on his observations thus far, Spasojevic believes the burros could play an important role in the local ecosystem by grazing on non-native grasses and preventing them from overtaking native plants. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 Silica-poor disks are created by less energetic events from roughly moon-sized bodies grazing each other. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026 In July 2024, a gunman in Pennsylvania fired multiple shots at Trump, grazing his right ear and killing a rally attendee before the Secret Service fatally shot the gunman. — Angelique Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026 But the mannequin sporting a naval-grazing Christopher Esber gown begs to differ. — Ari Stark, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026 Non-polo-playing horse lovers can visit the 4,700-acre Deerwood Ranch Wild Horse EcoSanctuary, with some 350 wild horses grazing alongside elk, coyotes, deer and other wildlife, 35 miles west of Laramie. — Irene Middleman Thomas, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grazing
  1. feeding
  2. scratching
  3. brushing
  4. foraging
  5. scraping
  6. kissing
  7. pasturing
  8. eating
Verb
  • The reactor will produce electricity by feeding heat into a specialized nitrogen closed Brayton cycle system.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Aramco ramped it up within weeks, and the line hit its full 7 million-barrel capacity by late March, with about 2 million of those barrels feeding Saudi refineries rather than export markets.
    — Steven John, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of feeding
Verb
  • Lee is forever grunting and scratching and clearing his throat.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
  • People are advised to watch for signs of rodent activity including droppings, gnaw marks, scratching or scurrying sounds and rub marks along baseboards or around entry points.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado Updated October 21, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of scratching
Verb
  • In the trailer, the camera pans over to Kristen Bell and Adam Brody’s characters in their bathroom, brushing their teeth in tandem.
    — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Like brushing your teeth or taking a shower, take good care of your online life, and do it often.
    — Cameron Peters, Vox, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of brushing
Verb
  • These resident birds survive by foraging for food sources, which can be more difficult to find as temperatures drop.
    — Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026
  • As for us, we are engaged in the usual ritual of brewing a cuppa stimulation — our choice today is English breakfast — and foraging for items of interest.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of foraging
Verb
  • Startup Hamlet has parsed tens of thousands of city council meetings by scraping local governments’ video recordings, tagging comments as friendly or hostile to a potential project.
    — J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Writers can upload a script and receive back a copy that is resistant to AI analysis, scraping and training.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of scraping
Verb
  • The trailer begins as Ziegler’s Mae frantically asks family friend Benny, played by a sleepy Rob Lowe, for help after her big mistake — kissing the wrong brother between Graham Phillips’ Andrew and Elias Kacavas’ Theo.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Shortly after, Lara said her friend was kissing the man near a wall before the pair disappeared.
    — Taylor Galgano, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of kissing
Verb
  • His friend, a 64-year-old shepherd, had requested a permit from authorities that day to check on his sheep, pasturing in the area just above Blatten.
    — Laura Millan, Bloomberg, 28 May 2025
Definition of pasturing
Verb
  • Some people are eating cottage cheese for its calcium content, saying the food will aid strong bones and teeth.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
  • My brother’s wife has ruined each and every get-together by having constant fights with her little boy about eating.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of eating

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