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grazing

[ grey-zing ]

noun

  1. pastureland; a pasture.
  2. Informal. the act or practice of switching television channels frequently to watch several programs.


grazing

/ ˈɡ°ù±ðɪ³úɪŋ /

noun

  1. the vegetation on pastures that is available for livestock to feed upon
  2. the land on which this is growing
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of grazing1

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; graze 1, -ing 1
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The company says the creatures' grazing habits would encourage grasslands to flourish and reduce the amount of carbon dioxide being released from melting permafrost.

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If approved, the new application will now see steeper sided slopes by the main site of excavation, with land fenced off to prevent livestock grazing.

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The teenage Frances obliged, her hand grazing the superstar’s.

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But numbers had dropped to only a dozen by the early 1960s, and when the lighthouse keepers departed for the last time in 1997, Stroma became home only to grazing livestock and seabirds.

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Amid the dramatic recent presidential campaign, Trump also survived a bullet grazing his ear when a gunman opened fire at one of his rallies in Pennsylvania.

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