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graze

noun verb

the act of grazing

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
G
Ends with
E
Contains
RA
Scrabble score
15
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ɡɹeɪz

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. the act of grazing

noun

  1. a superficial abrasion

verb

  1. eat lightly, try different dishes

    “There was so much food at the party that we quickly got sated just by browsing”

verb

  1. scrape gently

    “graze the skin”

verb

  1. feed as in a meadow or pasture

    “the herd was grazing”

verb

  1. let feed in a field or pasture or meadow

verb

  1. break the skin (of a body part) by scraping

    “She was grazed by the stray bullet”

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Example Sentences

There was so much food at the party that we quickly got sated just by browsing
graze the skin
the herd was grazing
She was grazed by the stray bullet

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