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Leafing is an English word with synonyms like foliation or growth. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Leafing in a sentence

Related words

Leafing | Leaf | Leafs | Leafed | Leafly

Leafing meaning

present participle and gerund of leaf

Synonyms of Leafing

foliation growth growing maturation development ontogeny ontogenesis

Related words

Other words often associated with Leafing or its synonyms:

process evolution production usage application healthy festering modification foliage increasing decrease devolution

Using Leafing

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of leaf
  • Useful related words include: foliation, growth, growing, maturation.
  • In the example corpus, leafing often appears in combinations such as: leafing through, leafing out.

Context around Leafing

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

loved 1× earlier 1×

Often after:

walnut 1×

Sentence patterns with Leafing

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

clear by leafing through csi 1× earlier leafing walnut varieties 1× harold was leafing through some 1× i loved leafing through these 1× leafing of trees 1× nodes and leafing out occurs 1× scientists like leafing through the 1× trees are leafing out and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

earlier leafing walnut 1× i loved leafing 1× leafing of trees 1× relationship therapist lee 1× then the branches 1× this old adage 1×

Common sentence endings:

fire danger ratings 1× furrowing his brow 1× in this article 1× leafing out occurs 1× my multiple reads 1× of the earth 1×

Words around Leafing

Just before it in the word index:

leafhoppers 5 leafgreen 3 leafeon 3 leafed 17 leafcutter 4 leafa 2

Just after it in the word index:

leafless 14 leaflet 89 leafleting 10 leaflets 158 leafly 4 leafs 361

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Leafing

  • In this selection, "leafing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, loved, earlier and walnut stand out and add context to how "leafing" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include clear by leafing through csi and earlier leafing walnut varieties. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "leafing" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with leafing

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

I loved leafing through these issues during my multiple reads. (10 words)

Then, the branches extend from the nodes and leafing out occurs. (11 words)

Earlier-leafing walnut varieties have less of a chill requirement than later varieties. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

This old adage came to mind a few weeks ago when former museum director, Steve Harold was leafing through some old photographs (there aren’t too many “new” ones in the museum) and came across the photograph included in this article. (41 words)

With more favorable fuel conditions occurring as Michigan moves toward the green-up of vegetation where plants and trees are leafing out and filled with sap, fire potential can now be regulated based on local fire danger ratings. (38 words)

Relationship therapist Lee Valls is on hand to provide expert analysis and, in case we were in any doubt, makes his credentials clear by leafing through CSI-style case files on participants while earnestly furrowing his brow. (37 words)

Example sentences (8)

Leafing of trees like the elder, larch, rowan and oak have been about two weeks before the annual average.

I loved leafing through these issues during my multiple reads.

With more favorable fuel conditions occurring as Michigan moves toward the green-up of vegetation where plants and trees are leafing out and filled with sap, fire potential can now be regulated based on local fire danger ratings.

It’s through glaciers that scientists, like leafing through the pages of a book, have pored over the eons of the Earth.

Earlier-leafing walnut varieties have less of a chill requirement than later varieties.

Relationship therapist Lee Valls is on hand to provide expert analysis and, in case we were in any doubt, makes his credentials clear by leafing through CSI-style case files on participants while earnestly furrowing his brow.

This old adage came to mind a few weeks ago when former museum director, Steve Harold was leafing through some old photographs (there aren’t too many “new” ones in the museum) and came across the photograph included in this article.

Then, the branches extend from the nodes and leafing out occurs.

Common combinations with leafing

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "leafing" in a sentence?
An example: "Leafing of trees like the elder, larch, rowan and oak have been about two weeks before the annual average." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "leafing" from authentic English texts.
What does "leafing" mean?
Leafing means: present participle and gerund of leaf
What are synonyms of "leafing"?
Common synonyms of "leafing" include: foliation, growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis.
How many example sentences with "leafing" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "leafing", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.