LEAFING Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

leafing

verb

present participle of leaf

as in flipping

to turn over pages in an idle or cursory manner we must have spent hours leafing through wallpaper books before we found something we both liked

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Recent Examples of leafing In English woodlands, bluebells flower early in spring, as light seeps through newly leafing trees. —

Amy Waldman, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2026

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Glaser and his partners acquired the property—then home to a 1936 mansion—for $105 million before flipping it just months later and listing it last year for a whopping $169 million.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 5 May 2026
But flipping that one ceiling fan setting can make a room feel cooler, reduce how hard your AC has to work and potentially cut your cooling costs by up to 30%.

— Ryan Brennan May 4, Sacbee.com, 4 May 2026