"leafing" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈliːfɪŋ/ Forms: leafings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} leafing (countable and uncountable, plural leafings)
  1. The act of one who leafs through something. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-leafing-en-noun-9trVJb6G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 48 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 48 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 48 1
  2. Synonym of vernation (“the appearance of new leaves on plants”). Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: vernation [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-leafing-en-noun-DTjB3eKp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 48 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 48 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 48 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tea-leafing

Verb

IPA: /ˈliːfɪŋ/
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} leafing
  1. present participle and gerund of leaf Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: leaf
    Sense id: en-leafing-en-verb-AjLW2Bak

Inflected forms

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  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "leafing",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "leaf"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "present participle and gerund of leaf"
      ],
      "id": "en-leafing-en-verb-AjLW2Bak",
      "links": [
        [
          "leaf",
          "leaf#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "gerund",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈliːfɪŋ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "leafing"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tea-leafing"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "leafings",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "~"
      },
      "expansion": "leafing (countable and uncountable, plural leafings)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "51 48 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 48 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 48 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2013, John le Carré, A Delicate Truth:",
          "text": "Each of them branded on his memory thanks to mindless leafings through the greasy hotel guidebook.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The act of one who leafs through something."
      ],
      "id": "en-leafing-en-noun-9trVJb6G",
      "links": [
        [
          "leaf",
          "leaf"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "51 48 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 48 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 48 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Synonym of vernation (“the appearance of new leaves on plants”)."
      ],
      "id": "en-leafing-en-noun-DTjB3eKp",
      "links": [
        [
          "vernation",
          "vernation#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "extra": "the appearance of new leaves on plants",
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "vernation"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈliːfɪŋ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "leafing"
}
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English nouns",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "English verb forms",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "leafing",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "leaf"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "present participle and gerund of leaf"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "leaf",
          "leaf#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "gerund",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈliːfɪŋ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "leafing"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English nouns",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "English verb forms",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "tea-leafing"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "leafings",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "~"
      },
      "expansion": "leafing (countable and uncountable, plural leafings)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2013, John le Carré, A Delicate Truth:",
          "text": "Each of them branded on his memory thanks to mindless leafings through the greasy hotel guidebook.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The act of one who leafs through something."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "leaf",
          "leaf"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Synonym of vernation (“the appearance of new leaves on plants”)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "vernation",
          "vernation#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "extra": "the appearance of new leaves on plants",
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "vernation"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈliːfɪŋ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "leafing"
}

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