flick through

verb

To browse rapidly.

“I flicked through the TV channels, but nothing good was on.”

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Meanings

verbflick through (third-person singular simple present flicks through, present participle flicking through, simple past and past participle flicked through)

present singular third person flicks through · participle present flicking through · participle past flicked through · past flicked through

  1. transitiveTo browse rapidly.

    I flicked through the TV channels, but nothing good was on.

    2 more examples

    I was flicking through the newspaper when I glimpsed a funny headline.

    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

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo browse rapidly.

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riffle
Cite this entry
APA

flick through. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flick%20through

MLA

“flick through.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flick%20through. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flick through,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flick%20through.

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