1. present participle of leaf: producing leaves or turning pages

1. the process of a plant producing leaves
2. the action of turning through pages of a book or document

Examples

• The trees are leafing early this spring.
• She was leafing through the magazine in the waiting room.
• The leafing of the oak trees signals the end of winter.
• He spent the afternoon leafing through old photo albums.
• The rapid leafing of the saplings surprised the gardener.
• I was just leafing through the cookbook looking for ideas.
• The leafing process begins when temperatures rise consistently.