Definitions

flip through

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browse v.
dip into v.
glance v.
read v.
riffle v.
scan v.
skim v.

VERB

browse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

leaf through peruse read scan skim

STRONG

feed graze nibble survey

WEAK

check over dip into examine cursorily get the cream give the once-over glance at hit the high spots inspect loosely once over lightly pass an eye over read here and there riff through riffle through run through skip through thumb through wander

VERB

dip into

Synonyms

WEAK

appropriate browse dabble get glance at glance over leaf through peruse play at rifle through run over run through scan seize skim take taste thumb through

VERB

glance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

flash peek peer scan

STRONG

browse gaze glimpse peep see view

WEAK

check out dip into get a load of leaf through riffle through run over run through skim through take a gander take in thumb through

Antonyms

STRONG

ignore

WEAK

stare

VERB

read

Synonyms

STRONGEST

gather interpret know learn refer to scan see study translate view

STRONG

apprehend comprehend construe decipher discover glance perceive peruse skim unravel

WEAK

bury oneself in dip into go over go through leaf through make out pore over scratch the surface

Antonyms

STRONGEST

forget ignore misinterpret misunderstand neglect overlook

STRONG

lose miss

WEAK

write

VERB

riffle

Synonyms

STRONG

feed graze leaf nibble peruse read scan skim survey thumb

WEAK

check over dip into examine cursorily get the cream give the once-over glance at hit the high spots inspect loosely leaf through once over lightly pass an eye over read here and there riff through riffle through run through skip through thumb through wander

Antonyms

STRONG

neglect

VERB

scan

Synonyms

STRONGEST

browse check examine flash leaf through look through scour search skim thumb through

STRONG

consider contemplate inquire investigate look overlook regard riff riffle rumble study survey sweep

WEAK

dip into give the once-over glance at glance over have a look-see look up and down run over run through size up take a gander take stock of

Antonyms

STRONG

discard disregard forget ignore look away neglect

VERB

skim

Synonyms

STRONGEST

browse glance leaf through scan skip thumb through

STRONG

dip examine read riff riffle

WEAK

brush over get the cream give the once-over glance over go once over lightly hit the high spots read swiftly run eye over turn the pages

Antonyms

WEAK

pour

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flip through

Now it’s like watching someone flip through the pages of the menu at the Cheesecake Factory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Then she grabbed her Bible, pretended to flip through it and said, “Let me just check. Yes!”

From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026

Among them facsimiles of relevant ephemera are bound in mismatching formats: foldout drawings, transparencies, die-cuttings and pamphlets whose archival relevance you must flip through to ascertain.

From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2024

The officers flip through papers as several men sit expectantly inside.

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2023

As I flip through it, Mama glances over and asks, “What’s that?”

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

flip through

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