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Definition flick through in British English

flick through phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb
1

to turn the pages of a book, magazine, newspaper etc very quickly looking at some of the pages for a very short time

Synonyms and related words
glance skim flick through
2

to quickly change from one television channel to another, having a very quick look at each to see what programme is on

Example

She flicked through the channels but nothing interesting was on.

Synonyms and related words
audience call in chainwatch
Definition flick through in British English