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Leafing

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v. Present participle of leaf.

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n. (botany) the process of forming leaves

Word Usage

"Last week, Melissa Lowe, an American, was with a bored expression leafing through an English newspaper in the waiting room of the foreigners 'clinic of a university hospital in Seoul."

Equivalent

directing directional guiding directive superior

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

slip strip

Cross Reference

leading wind leading man leading business leading lights leading motive

Form

leading indicator

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

guiding directing controlling foremost guidance

Verb Stem

lead

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Reading acceding bleeding breeding ceding

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

lagging concurrent