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Leafing vs Leafling - What's the difference?

leafing | leafling |

As nouns the difference between leafing and leafling

is that leafing is the act of one who leafs through something while leafling is a small, tiny, miniature, or immature leaf; a leaflet.

As a verb leafing

is .

leafing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who leafs through something.
  • * 2013 , John le Carré, A Delicate Truth
    • Each of them branded on his memory thanks to mindless leafings through the greasy hotel guidebook.

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    leafling

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small, tiny, miniature, or immature leaf; a leaflet.
  • *1905 , Book News:
    • […] 'Twas a garnet leaf of the richest hue, A smooth, bright rose, with a shadow or two, And a silky, rose-petal feel. And all alive seemed this leafling to be, For it trembled and quivered at a touch, As if from a possible hurt it would flee.
  • *1907 , Thomas Cobb, The amateur emigrants :
    • The sun found its way between the fresh leaflings overhead, and in order to inspect the splinter more effectually I went down on my knees at Felicia's feet.