grazing

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹeɪzɪŋ/

Verb

grazing

1. present participle of graze

Derived terms

• Earth-grazing

Noun

grazing (plural grazings)

1. Grazeland.
   • 2001, Sally Jeanrenaud, Communities and Forest Management in Western Europe:

     There are about one thousand common grazings across the Highlands and Islands. Typically 15-20 crofters share in an area of common grazings, on average 400-500 hectares, which is usually hill-land, unsuitable for cultivation.

2. (uncountable) the action of animals eating, mainly of grass in a field or on other grassland.