flick through

verb

flick through

verb
1

To browse rapidly.

  • I was flicking through the newspaper when I glimpsed a funny headline.
  • I flicked through the TV channels, but nothing good was on.
1 more example
  • Pacing among them is the parliamentary candidate, Rukchanok "Ice" Srinork, a 28-year-old woman brimming with energy, who constantly flicks through her social media pages.2023 May 8, Jonathan Head, “Thailand election: The young radicals shaking up politics”, in BBC News (World):
Synonyms
riffle

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