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overgrazing

overgrazing is the present participle and gerund of overgraze.

Meaning of overgraze

Verb

overgraze (third-person singular simple present overgrazes, present participle overgrazing, simple past and past participle overgrazed)

  1. (transitive) to graze land excessively, to the detriment of the land and its vegetation
  2. (intransitive) to allow animals to graze excessively

Noun

overgrazing (countable and uncountable, plural overgrazings)

  1. Excessive grazing to an extent that the land is damaged.
    • The law was intended to reduce overgrazing by cattle, but its impact would be to further curtail land for Africans.1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London: Abacus, published 2010, page 142

Forms of overgrazing

pluralovergrazings

Questions about overgrazing

What does overgrazing mean?
Overgrazing means excessive grazing to an extent that the land is damaged.
What is overgrazing the present participle and gerund of?
Overgrazing is the present participle and gerund of overgraze.
What part of speech is overgrazing?
Overgrazing is a noun.
What is the plural of overgrazing?
The plural of overgrazing is overgrazings.

Words near overgrazing in the dictionary

  1. overgratifying
  2. overgratitude
  3. overgraze
  4. overgrazed
  5. overgrazes
  6. overgrazing
  7. overgrazings
  8. overgreasy
  9. overgreat
  10. overgreatly
  11. overgreatness

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