leafing

UK
/ˈliːfɪŋ/
US
/ˈliːfɪŋ/

Translations

leafingnoun
leafings
pl
feuilletageAction de feuilleter rapidement un livre ou un document.
A quick leafing through the report revealed several errors.
Un feuilletage rapide du rapport a révélé plusieurs erreurs.
feuillaisonBotanique ; désigne la période ou le processus d’apparition des feuilles.
The leafing of the trees in spring is a beautiful sight.
La feuillaison des arbres au printemps est un spectacle magnifique.
Additional translations
débourrementBotanique ; s’emploie surtout pour l’apparition des bourgeons et des premières feuilles.
leafinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈliːfɪŋ/
US
/ˈliːfɪŋ/
feuilluBotanique ; s’emploie pour dire qu’un arbre se couvre de feuilles ou en porte beaucoup.
The leafing trees signaled the arrival of spring.
Les arbres feuillus signalaient l’arrivée du printemps.
leafverb

leafing

Gerund

leafed
Past Simple
leafed
Past Participle
leafing
Gerund
UK
/liːf/
US
/liːf/
feuilleterEn parlant d’un livre, d’un magazine ou d’un document.
She leafed through the magazine while waiting for her appointment.
Elle a feuilleté le magazine en attendant son rendez-vous.
Additional translations
feuillerS’emploie pour une plante ou un arbre qui produit des feuilles.

Definitions

leafingnoun
The process or period during which leaves grow on a plant or tree.
The leafing of the trees in spring is a beautiful sight.
The action of turning pages of a book or document quickly or casually.
A quick leafing through the report revealed several errors.
leafinggerund / present participle
Producing or covered with new leaves.
The leafing trees signaled the arrival of spring.
leafverb
To turn over the pages of a book or other written material quickly, without reading everything.
She leafed through the magazine while waiting for her appointment.
To produce or grow leaves, as a plant does.
The trees began to leaf in early spring.