leafing

IPA: ɫˈifɪŋ

noun

  • The act of one who leafs through something.
  • Synonym of vernation, the appearance of new leaves on trees and other plants.
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Examples of "leafing" in Sentences

  • "Hmmm ..." he hmm'ed, leafing through his stacks of paperwork.
  • Ah, yes … springtime … trees are leafing, birds are singing, and b-cup is surmising …
  • I'd settle for something that's fast enough to allow for true "leafing" through a book.
  • My only complaint is that it can be quite addictive – I spent hours 'leafing' through different topics and photos, and look forward to returning to the site. at
  • At an airport recently I saw a man with an Amazon Kindle walking around a bookstore, leafing through $24.95 hardcover books before buying them for $11.95 online.
  • Even if you are not familiar with Barry Moser's name, you've likely seen his distinctive engravings while reading a classic novel or leafing through a children's book.
  • Last week, Melissa Lowe, an American, was with a bored expression leafing through an English newspaper in the waiting room of the foreigners 'clinic of a university hospital in Seoul.
  • Quiet as a congregation hushed before their leader, an orderly line snaked through the store all the way to the back, though few seemed to be leafing through books in the shelves on either side of them as they approached.

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