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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

leafing en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈliːfɪŋ/

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) 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. (countable, uncountable) Synonym of vernation (“the appearance of new leaves on plants”).

Forms

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leafings Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

tea-leafing

Synonyms

vernation

leafing en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈliːfɪŋ/

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of leaf
    form of leaf