# grassing

Pronunciation: US say "GRAS-ing" /ˈɡɹæsiŋ/; UK say "GRAHS-ing" /ˈɡɹɑːsɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of grass. — present participle and gerund of grass
   - Simple: The -ing form of grass. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.
   - _The highway department is grassing the new median strips this fall._
   - _Volunteers spent the weekend grassing the school's playing field._

## Noun

2. The covering of an area of land with grass.
   - Simple: The act of planting grass over a piece of land.
   - _The grassing of the football field took nearly two weeks._
   - _After the grassing of the slopes, the hillside turned green again._
3. An area of grassland kept as pasture for grazing cattle.
   - Simple: Open land covered in grass where cattle can feed.
   - _The farmer rented good grassing for his herd that summer._
   - _Each spring the cattle were driven up to the upland grassing._
4. The laying out of linen on open fields so that air and sunlight bleach it white.
   - Simple: The act of laying linen out on grass to whiten it in the sun.
   - _The grassing of fine linen was best done in the long days of early summer._
   - _Bleachers relied on grassing to whiten the woven cloth before it went to market._

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