leafing

noun — 2 senses

leafing

noun

/ˈliːfɪŋ/

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.2013, John le Carré, A Delicate Truth:
2

Synonym of vernation (“the appearance of new leaves on plants”).

Derived terms
tea-leafing

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