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leaf through

VERB
browse
Synonyms
STRONGEST
flip 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 flip through get glance at glance over peruse play at rifle through run over run through scan seize skim take taste thumb through
VERB
glance
Synonyms
STRONGEST
flash flip through peek peer scan
STRONG
browse gaze glimpse peep see view
WEAK
check out dip into get a load of 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 flip through go over go 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 flip through 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
Antonyms
STRONG
neglect
VERB
scan
Synonyms
STRONGEST
browse check examine flash flip 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 flip through glance 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

Example Sentences

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In your own kitchen, leaf through old family cookbooks or memory-laden recipes and see which ones could use a gentle refresh.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025

Some city ordinances weren’t even indexed, forcing Birch and Karabian to leaf through the longhand lawbooks page by page, wearing special archival gloves.

From Slate • Aug. 31, 2023

Carefully, diligently, Vanna Marangoni dons her white gloves: a guardian of memory, ready to leaf through the archives of her husband's life.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2022

As the owners, they can listen to the 31 tracks on its two CDs, ogle its engraved nickel-silver box and leaf through the leather-bound parchment book that are part of the item’s overall package.

From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2021

Charles picked up one of the books I had brought him and began to leaf through it sporadically.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt