grazing

Plural: grazings

Noun

• Pasture land for animals to feed on.
• the act of grazing
• the act of brushing against while passing
• Grazeland.
• The action of animals eating, mainly of grass in a field or on other grassland.

Verb

• feed as in a meadow or pasture
  • "the herd was grazing"
• break the skin (of a body part) by scraping
• let feed in a field or pasture or meadow
• scrape gently
• eat lightly, try different dishes
• present participle and gerund of graze

Examples

• The empty double-word score became grazing for his opponent’s next big play.

Synonyms

browse, crease, crop, graze, pasture, rake, range, shaving, skimming