leaf fluttering in wind

leaf Noun

— A big, flat part of a plant, often green. The leaves turn red and yellow in the fall. — The front and back of a page in a book. I study the leaves of the book carefully.

leaf Verb

— To look through quickly, browse. She leafed through the book. — To make leaves. The trees leafed in early spring.

fluttering Adjective

— quickly moving up and down or side to side My fluttering heart caused me to gasp aloud. The fluttering leaves made an eerie sound in the night.

in Preposition

— Used to show that something is inside something else. The cat is in the box. — Used to show that someone is at home, or is available. Is John in? The Doctor is now in. — Used to show movement towards the inside. The rain came in through the window.

wind Verb

— If you wind something you wrap it around and make it tight. You need to wind the string around the stick. — If you wind a clock or watch you tighten a spring inside it. This is done by turning knob. The spring powers the clock or watch as it unwinds (stops being tight). — If something winds it twists around in different directions. The road winds for miles. — If something winds down, it runs out of power and gets slower. (Like a watch that is unwinding.) — How something winds up is how it becomes in the end or after something happens. I wound up lost after I made the wrong turn.