leafing
/ˈliːfɪŋ/
noun 2
Collocations
2LEAFING + NOUN
paper, picture
PREP.
through
Definitions
noun
1
The act of one who leafs through something.
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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Synonyms
noun — (botany) the process of forming leaves
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Each of them branded on his memory thanks to mindless leafings through the greasy hotel guidebook.
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The child is leafing through a picture book.
Tatoeba · #1099993203
Then she sat at the table in the little nook, drinking coffee, smoking a cigarette and leafing through the paper.
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