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The process of forming leaves
Answer for the clue "The process of forming leaves ", 7 letters:
leafing
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Word definitions for leafing in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Leaf \Leaf\, Leaf out \Leaf out\(l[=e]f), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Leafed (l[=e]ft); p. pr. & vb. n. Leafing .] To shoot out leaves; to produce leaves; to leave; as, the trees leaf in May. --Sir T. Browne.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. (botany) the process of forming leaves [syn: foliation ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The act of one who leafs through something. vb. (present participle of leaf English)
Usage examples of leafing.
A sleepy- eyed Sikh was leafing through a newspaper in his native tongue behind the front desk.
I rebundled the file, perfunctorily leafing through the last few items, something hit my eye.
I was leafing through the file on one of our new outstanding cases when Claire appeared at my door.