leafing
Flipping through casually
Leafing is the process of producing or putting out leaves, as plants do in spring: The trees are leafing out early this year.
It also means turning pages, usually casually or without close reading: I spent the afternoon leafing through old magazines.
To leaf through something is to browse rather than study it.
Turning over rapidly
- thumbingPaging with digit
- skimmingPassing lightly over
- pagingBroadcast summoning of someone
- scanningSystematic visual examination
perusing · glancing · rifling · looking through · flicking · browsing · sampling · previewing
Seeds beginning growth
- buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
- unfurlingOpening from rolled state
- emergingComing into view
- shootingDischarging a weapon
developing · bursting · greening · flourishing · spring · renewal · new growth · tender
Collective plant life
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- verdantLush with plants
- vegetationPlant life collectively
- frondsDivided leaf blades
boughs · sprigs · branches · lush · shade · dappled · rustling · deciduous
Moving downward freely
- sheddingLosing outer covering
- droppingLetting something fall
- turningAct of rotating
- changingBecoming something else
color change · senescence · abscission · carpet · drift · pile · crunch · rake
Defeat a plan
- illuminationProvision of light
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- gildingApplying decorative gold coating
- metalworkShaped metal objects
application · burnishing · laying · sizing · transfer · decorative · bookbinding
flipping
Turning over rapidly
scanning · perusing · glancing · rifling · looking through · flicking · browsing · sampling · previewing
sprouting
Seeds beginning growth
shooting · developing · bursting · greening · flourishing · spring · renewal · new growth · tender · fresh
greenery
Collective plant life
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- verdantLush with plants
- vegetationPlant life collectively
fronds · boughs · sprigs · branches · lush · shade · dappled · rustling · deciduous · evergreen
falling
Moving downward freely
changing · color change · senescence · abscission · carpet · drift · pile · crunch · rake · mulch
foil
Defeat a plan
- illuminationProvision of light
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- gildingApplying decorative gold coating
metalwork · application · burnishing · laying · sizing · transfer · decorative · bookbinding
- growthgrowth, grow, growing, growth rate, increase
- gardening termsgrowing, blooming, wilting, pruning, grafting
- coatingcoating, covering, glazing, lacquering, plating
- plant growthbloom, bud, buds, flower, fruit
- Seasonal Changesbloom, thaw, freeze, budding, flowering
- techniquessketching, drawing, painting, sculpting, carving
leafingstudying
Deliberate learning effort
poring over · close reading · analyzing · scrutinizing · devouring
- leafing throughCasually turning pages
- leafing outTrees producing new foliage
- gold leafingApplying thin precious metal