flip through

1. Browse through, as in She flipped through the magazine while she waited. This expression uses flip in the sense of “turn over pages.”

Example Sentences

A shadow has fallen over her face, and a myriad of emotions flip through her eyes.

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And even after 16 seasons, the cast says they are just as excited to flip through new scripts and record episodes together as they were when they started.

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Have a cup of tea, flip through a notebook.

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“To watch Ridley draw is amazing. He’s such a visionary, from mind to pen to hand to paper. You can flip through his storyboards and see the whole movie. It’s truly an art form, and that’s essentially what you’re getting from comics,” said Moran.

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It’s more like a flip through a postcard rack.

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