riffle through[verb]Synonyms: browse, dip (into), flip (through), glance (at
or over), leaf (through), riff (through), run (through
or over), scan, skim (through), thumb (through)
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
rif‧fle /ˈrɪf
əl/ (
also riffle through)
verb [transitive][
Date: 1700-1800;
Origin: Perhaps from ripple + ruffle]
to move and quickly look at pieces of paper or the pages of a book, magazine etc ⇒
flip through:
He riffled through the papers on his desk. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲