flipping through

A form of flip through — Synonym of thumb (“to turn the pages of (a book) in order to read it cursorily”).

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of flip through
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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