leafing Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (botany) the process of forming leaves
    foliation.
  2. verb look through a book or other written material
    flick; leaf; thumb; flip; riff; riffle.
    • He thumbed through the report
    • She leafed through the volume
  3. verb turn over pages
    leaf.
    • leaf through a book
    • leaf a manuscript
  4. verb produce leaves, of plants
    leaf.

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