Synonyms

leaf through

Idioms

Turn pages, as in browsing or searching for something. For example, There she sat, leafing through the various catalogs. This expression employs leaf in the sense of “turn over the leaves of a book,” a usage dating from the mid-1600s.

Example Sentences

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Ms Lang, who first bought a Toyota Aygo, and then an electric Nissan Leaf through Cazoo won't go back to the old approach.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2021

Leaf through vintage records from Sly and the Family Stone while sipping coffee.

From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2016

Leaf through its amusing pages, and try to figure out how Geddes got her little models to hold still.

From Time Magazine Archive

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