verb / noun
browse
BROWZ/brˈaʊz/
To feed selectively on leaves and tender shoots.
The deer stops to browse on tender leaves.
Etymology
Broster meant “to sprout or bud,” and English browse originally meant feeding on buds, leaves, or twigs. That feeding image became figurative for perusing books, leading to today's casual looking through information.
In context
to make it easier to browse through all of them I put together a journey at resourcium.org that organizes all of the references in this video
More examples
- The goats browse on shrubs along the fence.
- The deer browsed on the tender shoots beside the stream.
- The goats found plenty of browse among the shrubs.
Forms
browse · browses · browsed · browsing
browser noun — Software used to view and navigate information on the web.
Similar words
- graze
- Usually means eating grass or low plants, while browse favors shoots and leaves.