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Meanings of leafing in inglês

(Botany) the process of forming leaves.

Usage of leafing in inglês
1
Anyhow, for one day in the fall I want to go leafing.
The Hills of Hingham
2
She was leafing through a glossy fashion magazine, looking at the pictures.
Death angel
3
All the time. Nick started leafing through an airline magazine, feigning interest.
The Lost Sisterhood
4
After leafing through the papers, she found what she was looking for.
Day by day
5
Marnie was on her bed, as always, leafing through an illuminated book.
Geomancer (Well of Echoes)
6
Jeff Bezos' aerial department store leafing out into a digital cloud forest.
Wired
7
I dug a journal from my briefcase and began leafing through it.
Grave Secrets
8
Browsing Platial's tags is like leafing through an atlas written by poets.
Wired
9
The rest of that evening was spent leafing through old family photographs.
Naomi’s Room
10
In the kitchen, my mother was leafing through papers in her purse.
Tell the Wolves I’m Home
11
Bill continues leafing through the Madonna book, finally focusing on what he's seeing.
Love All The People
12
The rector didn't reply but kept leafing through a small notebook.
The cold light of mourning
13
Edward sat in a chair by the far wall, leafing through a magazine.
The Killing Dance
14
He pulled out some rumpled pages and started leafing through them.
By reason of insanity
15
Mr. Whipple was leafing through the forms we had filled out.
Shadowland
16
Adam Warner was seated in a chair, leafing through a magazine.
Rage of angels
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Leafing through the time
Leafing across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common