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Leafing means: present participle and gerund of leaf. Related words include growth or growing. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how to use Leafing in practice.

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Leafing | Leaf | Leafs | Leafed | Leafly

Leafing meaning

present participle and gerund of leaf

Synonyms of Leafing

foliation growth growing maturation development ontogeny ontogenesis

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Example sentences (8)

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

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

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

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

I loved leafing through these issues during my multiple reads.

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.

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.

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.

Common combinations with leafing

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • leafing through 5×
  • leafing out 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "leafing" in a sentence?
An example: "It’s through glaciers that scientists, like leafing through the pages of a book, have pored over the eons of the Earth." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "leafing" from real 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.

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