leaf through
Flip pages casually
To leaf through something is to turn pages quickly, scanning rather than reading carefully: She leafed through the magazine while waiting.
The image is of pages turning like leaves.
You leaf through books, catalogs, documents—anything with pages you can flip past without lingering.
Quick turning motion
riffle · skim · glance · survey · dip into · look over · check out · peek
Moving with haste
- hastyExcessively quick, ill-considered
- cursoryHasty and incomplete
- briefShort in duration
- fleetingPassing very quickly
swift · hurried · momentary · passing · superficial · perfunctory · rushed · quick glance
flip
Quick turning motion
scan · riffle · skim · glance · survey · dip into · look over · check out · peek · glimpse
rapid
Moving with haste
fleeting · swift · hurried · momentary · passing · superficial · perfunctory · rushed · quick glance · once-over
leisurely
Done without urgency
nonchalant · relaxed · laid-back · breezy · easygoing · languid · lazy · desultory · aimless · wandering
magazine
Bound periodical with articles
- catalogOrdered list of items
- brochurePrinted promotional material
- newspaperPrinted periodical of current events
album · paperback · journal · pamphlet · manual · yearbook · portfolio · scrapbook · coffee-table book · photo album
- readingfluency, read, comprehension, readers, books
- skim readingscan, glance, browse, speed read, gloss over
- browsingskim, scan, glance, surf, navigate
- searchsearch, web search, seek, text search, hunt
leaf throughpore over
Study something carefully
scrutinize · read carefully · analyze · devour · digest
leaf throughresearch
Systematic fact-finding effort
investigate · study · consult · reference · look up
leaf throughstudy
Deliberate learning effort
research · investigate · memorize · annotate · work through