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grassing

US/ˈɡɹæsiŋ/

grassing noun: an area of grassland available as pasture for cattle. Also the present participle and gerund of grass.

Noun

grassing (countable and uncountable, plural grassings)

  1. (historical) An area of grassland available as pasture for cattle.
  2. The exposing of linen in fields to air and light for bleaching purposes.
    • […] four weeks' exposure on grass, two immersions in bleaching liquor with various supplementary boilings and grassings.1876, The Textile Colourist, volume 1, page 70
  3. The covering of land with grass.

Also used as

grassing is also the present participle and gerund of grass.

Forms of grassing

pluralgrassings

Phrases with grassing

Questions about grassing

What does grassing mean?
Grassing means an area of grassland available as pasture for cattle.
What part of speech is grassing?
Grassing is a noun.
How do you pronounce grassing?
Grassing is pronounced /ˈɡɹæsiŋ/ (US).
What is the plural of grassing?
The plural of grassing is grassings.

Words near grassing in the dictionary

  1. grassier
  2. grassies
  3. grassiest
  4. grassily
  5. grassiness
  6. grassing
  7. grassing on
  8. grassing up
  9. grassings
  10. Grassington
  11. grassland

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