riffle

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of RIFFLE

to turn over pages in an idle or cursory manner <Web research is convenient but doesn't offer the tactile pleasures of riffling through heavy old books>

Synonyms flip, leaf, riffle, thumb

Related Words browse, dip; glance (at), look over, scan

Near Antonyms pore (over); study

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