Definitions

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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From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2024

His first wife, Ivana Trump said she had seen him occasionally leaf through a collection of Hitler's speeches that a friend had given him.

From Salon • Dec. 22, 2023

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

Quentin continued to leaf through the book at the kitchen table.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

leaf through

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