leafing

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈliːfɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -iːfɪŋ

Verb

leafing

  1. present participle and gerund of leaf

Noun

leafing (countable and uncountable, plural leafings)

  1. The act of one who leafs through something.
    • 2013, John le Carré, A Delicate Truth:
      Each of them branded on his memory thanks to mindless leafings through the greasy hotel guidebook.
  2. Synonym of vernation (“the appearance of new leaves on plants”).

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