Wordiyo
RootsVocabularyCoursesGuidesMy WordsPricing
Wordiyo

Build your English vocabulary systematically through roots and etymology.

Explore

  • Roots
  • Vocabulary
  • My Words

Learn

  • Guides
  • Pricing

Company

  • About
  • Terms
  • Privacy

© 2026 Wordiyo.

  1. Home
  2. /graze

graze

UK/greiz/US
IELTSTOEFLGREC2

Definitions

v.

To feed on growing grass; to touch or scrape lightly in passing

吃草,放牧;轻擦,擦过

n.

A light scratch or abrasion on the skin; the act of feeding on grass

擦伤,轻伤;吃草

Root Breakdown

Native English
grazeother
=graze

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Sheep graze peacefully in the meadow, eating grass throughout the day.

  • 2.

    When she fell off the bicycle, she suffered a graze on her knee that needed cleaning.

  • 3.

    The bullet only managed to graze his shoulder, missing vital organs.

← Browse all roots