thumb through

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Definitions of thumb through words

intransitive verb thumb through leaf quickly through 1
phrasal verb thumb through If you thumb through something such as a book or magazine, you turn the pages quickly rather than reading each page carefully. 0
noun thumb through to glance rapidly through (a book), as by releasing or turning pages along their edge with the thumb 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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