flick through

/flˈɪk θɹˈuː/

to flick through

MAIN VERB

[phrase form: flick]

to quickly browse through the pages of a book, magazine, or other document without reading it thoroughly

Examples

1. My mom was flicking through the newspaper.

2. I'll just flick through my lovely slides here.

3. The shallow study could be just flicking through, checking the highlighted notes.

4. In bookshops, I flicked through albums of pretty Polish castles and lakes, all shot in glorious sunshine and under deep blue skies.