Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: graze
IPA transcription: [ɡɹ'eɪz]
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: crop, browse, graze, range, pasture
    Meaning: feed as in a meadow or pasture; "the herd was grazing"
  • Synonyms: graze
    Meaning: break the skin (of a body part) by scraping; "She was grazed by the stray bullet"
Usage examples
  • To-day you must take a hundred sheep to graze; but be careful that no harm befalls them.'
  • The well-trained horse stopped and began to graze; he too was quivering with fatigue, but his fright was over.
  • At noon the boys were usually gathered by some pleasant sheet of water, and as soon as the ponies were watered, they were allowed to graze for an hour or two, while the boys stripped for their noonday sports.