What is another word for flipping through?
Pronunciation: [flˈɪpɪŋ θɹˈuː] (IPA) 
When we say flipping through a book or a magazine, it means that we are browsing through its pages quickly. But there are many synonyms that we can use for this phrase. Some of them are skimming, scanning, leafing through, flicking through, perusing, and browsing. Skimming implies quickly scanning a text to find the main points. Scanning means looking for specific information in a text. Leafing through means flipping through the pages of a book or a magazine in a more casual way. Flicking through means quickly flipping through pages. Perusing implies reading carefully and closely. Browsing means casually looking through a text or a collection. These synonyms help you to describe different types of reading styles.
