Synonyms of leafing

Noun


1. foliation, leafing, growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis

usage: (botany) the process of forming leaves

Verb


1. flick, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff, peruse

usage: look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"

2. leaf, turn, turn over

usage: turn over pages; "leaf through a book"; "leaf a manuscript"

3. leaf, grow, develop, produce, get, acquire

usage: produce leaves, of plants

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