different between leafing vs leafling

English

leafing

leafing (plural leafings)

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.

From leaf +? -ling.

leafling (plural leaflings)

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.

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