What does "breezing" mean?

The act by which a horse is breezed, or taken on a light run.

What is a synonym for "breezing"?

Common synonyms include: cinch, cinch, gale, piece of cake, walkover, air.

//ˈbɹiːzɪŋ// noun, verb

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Noun

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The act by which a horse is breezed, or taken on a light run.
"The horse ran bravely, but when he was reined in after five furlongs, the trainer's stopwatch showed his time at 1:03, a full three seconds off his best breezings."

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of breeze form-of, gerund, participle, present
"She's sitting opposite a window that's gently breezing into her face, wafting her hair into cover-girl perfection […]"

"She's sitting opposite a window that's gently breezing into her face, wafting her hair into cover-girl perfection […]"

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