flip through

verb

Synonym of thumb (“to turn the pages of (a book) in order to read it cursorily”).

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Meanings

verbflip through (third-person singular simple present flips through, present participle flipping through, simple past and past participle flipped through)

present singular third person flips through · participle present flipping through · participle past flipped through · past flipped through

  1. Synonym of thumb (“to turn the pages of (a book) in order to read it cursorily”).

    Synonyms: thumb

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of thumb (“to turn the pages of (a book) in order to read it cursorily”).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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