leaf out

verb

leafed out; leafing out; leafs out

US, of a tree

: to produce leaves

The tree will leaf out in the spring.

Examples of leaf out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But as nearby plants start to leaf out and shoot upward, your marigolds may be getting too much shade. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 July 2026

But here, Mercedes took a leaf out of Red Bull’s book from 2021 and left Russell out — gambling that track position in the snake would become key. — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 7 July 2026

The best time to fertilize most fruit trees is in early spring when the plants are just beginning to leaf out and develop buds. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 June 2026

While palm trees offer no resistance to the wind and may shed all of their leaves in a hurricane, as long as the growing tip at the top of the trunk remains intact, the tree will leaf out once again. — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 4 June 2026

Rhymes for leaf out

• about
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• blackout
• blowout
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• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout