leaf through

verb

To turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random.

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rifflebrowsescanskim
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Meanings

verbleaf through (third-person singular simple present leafs through, present participle leafing through, simple past and past participle leafed through)

present singular third person leafs through · participle present leafing through · participle past leafed through · past leafed through

  1. transitiveTo turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random.

    Synonyms: riffle, browse, scan, skim

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random.

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rifflebrowsescanskim

Translations

Catalan fullejar
  • fullejarto turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
Czech prolistovat
  • prolistovatto turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
Dutch bladeren, doorbladeren
  • bladerento turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
  • doorbladerento turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
Esperanto foliumi
  • foliumito turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
Finnish selailla
  • selaillato turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
French feuilleter
  • feuilleterto turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
German durchblättern
  • durchblätternto turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
Greek φυλλομετρώ
  • φυλλομετρώ (fyllometró)to turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
Italian sfogliare
  • sfogliareto turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
Polish kartkować
  • kartkowaćto turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
Portuguese folhear
  • folhearto turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
Romanian frunzări
  • frunzărito turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
Russian листа́ть, перели́стывать
  • листа́ть (listátʹ)to turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
  • перели́стывать (perelístyvatʹ)to turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
  • перелиста́ть (perelistátʹ)to turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
  • проли́стывать (prolístyvatʹ)to turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
  • пролиста́ть (prolistátʹ)to turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
Spanish hojear
  • hojearto turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
Swedish bläddra (i, igenom)
  • bläddra (i, igenom)to turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
Turkish göz gezdirmek, karıştırmak
  • göz gezdirmekto turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
  • karıştırmakto turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with leaf through

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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