leaf-raking

2.3

Gathering fallen leaves with a rake

noun
/liːfˈreɪkɪŋ/

: recolección de hojas

She loves leaf-raking because it reminds her of the colorful changes in nature.

Examples

Every autumn, the neighbors enjoy leaf-raking together to keep their yards tidy.
Automatically, he thought of the chores ahead: storm windows, gutters, and chimneys to clean, caulking, leaf-raking.

Fiction book (1990)
After the storm blew through, we spent the weekend leaf-raking in the park to clean up the trails.

How Thorough

rototilling

Specialized

1 5.6

plowing

3 2.4

tilling

2 3.9

loosening

6 3.4

leaf-raking

2.3

Surface Forms

leaf-raking singular

leaf-rakings plural

Morphology

leaf-raking = leaf + rake (transparent) = leaf + rake + ing

The meaning 'gathering leaves' follows directly from 'leaf' + 'rake' with the gerund '-ing', which is readily inferable by learners.

Etymology

The word leaf-raking is made of leaf 'the flat part of a plant' and rake 'a tool for pulling things into a pile'. So, leaf-raking is simply gathering fallen leaves with a rake.