leafing through
Flipping pages idly
Leafing through is flipping casually through the pages of a book, magazine, or document without reading carefully—skimming rather than studying: She leafed through the catalog while waiting.
The image is of pages turning like leaves.
The phrase suggests idle browsing or quick searching rather than sustained attention.
- perusingReading thoroughly
- rifflingFlicking pages quickly
- thumbingPaging with digit
- browsingCasual examination of options
- pageNoble's young assistant
glancing · quick glance · skimming · paging · reviewing · flicking · scanning · flipping · reading · coffee table book · handling · marking · dog-earing · dog-eared copy · inspecting · idle · idle hands · maximizing
depth of engagement
leafing throughporing over
Studying something closely
scrutinizing · analyzing · close reading · devouring · absorbing
leaf, leafing, through, leaves, leafy, leaflet, leaflets, leafed, leafless