leaf through

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leaf through

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verb leafs through · leafing through · leafed through

transitive To turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random.
Similar: riffle, browse, scan, skim

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verb to turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random

Español	hojear
Português	folhear
Français	feuilleter
Deutsch	durchblättern
Italiano	sfogliare
Ελληνικά	φυλλομετρώ fyllometró
Română	frunzări
Русский	листа́ть listátʹ, перели́стывать perelístyvatʹ, перелиста́ть perelistátʹ, проли́стывать prolístyvatʹ, пролиста́ть prolistátʹ

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@misc{leaf_through_2026,
  title = {leaf through},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/leaf%20through},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}