verb
- past tense of graze: to feed on grass or other plants growing in a field
- past tense of graze: to scrape lightly in passing; to touch or rub against something lightly
- past tense of graze: to cause a minor injury by scraping the skin
Examples
- The cattle grazed peacefully in the meadow all morning.
- She grazed her knee when she fell off her bicycle.
- The bullet grazed his shoulder but didn’t cause serious damage.
- Sheep grazed on the hillside throughout the summer.
- The car grazed the fence post as it backed out of the driveway.
- He grazed his elbow on the rough brick wall.
- Wild deer often grazed in the farmer’s field at dawn.