Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overgrazing

/ˈoʊvɚɡɹˌeɪzɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables: over-graz-ing
IPA: /ˈoʊvɚɡɹˌeɪzɪŋ/

25

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of overgraze

noun

Excessive grazing to an extent that the land is damaged.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The law was intended to reduce overgrazing by cattle, but its impact would be to further curtail land for Africans."

Usage

Inflected Forms

overgrazings (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce overgrazing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊvɚɡɹˌeɪzɪŋ/.
What does overgrazing mean?: present participle and gerund of overgraze

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