1
2
as in to brush
to pass lightly across or touch gently especially in passing
the volleyball just grazed my face, so I'm okay
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of graze
Conor Dougherty, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
The bald-style peaks in this region make for consistent views across the Grayson Highlands, a stretch of trail known for wild ponies grazing around Wilburn Ridge.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 7 Apr. 2025
Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Wild ponies, svelte & savage, graze in dune grasses, whinny, yawn.
—J.t. Townley, The New York Review of Books, 6 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for graze
Verb
The helicopter made a dusty landing about 40 miles from downtown Dallas, in an area where builders were laying down new traffic circles next to pastures grazed by herds of longhorn cattle.
—Conor Dougherty, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
The bald-style peaks in this region make for consistent views across the Grayson Highlands, a stretch of trail known for wild ponies grazing around Wilburn Ridge.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
The Philadelphia Police Department confirmed to PEOPLE that the 15-year-old boy was shot in the left arm, while the 20-year-old woman suffered a graze wound to the chest.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Wild ponies, svelte & savage, graze in dune grasses, whinny, yawn.
—J.t. Townley, The New York Review of Books, 6 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for graze
Cite this Entry
“Graze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graze. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share