All leaf through synonyms

verb leaf through

• look through — the opacity and texture of paper when inspected by transmitted light.
• try — to attempt to do or accomplish: Try it before you say it's simple.
• look over — the act of looking: a look of inquiry.
• scan — to glance at or over or read hastily: to scan a page.
• read — to look at carefully so as to understand the meaning of (something written, printed, etc.): to read a book; to read music.
• peruse — to read through with thoroughness or care: to peruse a report.
• skim — to take up or remove (floating matter) from the surface of a liquid, as with a spoon or ladle: to skim the cream from milk.
• peer — a person of the same legal status: a jury of one's peers.
• peek — to look or glance quickly or furtively, especially through a small opening or from a concealed location; peep; peer.
• flash — a precedence code for handling messages about initial enemy contact or operational combat messages of extreme urgency within the U.S. military.
• study — a room, in a house or other building, set apart for private study, reading, writing, or the like.
• gather — to bring together into one group, collection, or place: to gather firewood; to gather the troops.
• know — to perceive or understand as fact or truth; to apprehend clearly and with certainty: I know the situation fully.
• learn — to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience: to learn French; to learn to ski.
• translate — to turn from one language into another or from a foreign language into one's own: to translate Spanish.
• interpret — to give or provide the meaning of; explain; explicate; elucidate: to interpret the hidden meaning of a parable.
• search — to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost: They searched the woods for the missing child. I searched the desk for the letter.
• scour — to range over, as in a search: They scoured the countryside for the lost child.
• check — Check is also a noun.
• look through — the opacity and texture of paper when inspected by transmitted light.
• skip — to move in a light, springy manner by bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot.
• feed — to give a fee to.
• survey — to take a general or comprehensive view of or appraise, as a situation, area of study, etc.
• graze — to touch or rub something lightly, or so as to produce slight abrasion, in passing: to graze against a rough wall.
• nibble — to bite off small bits.
• glimpse — a very brief, passing look, sight, or view.
• see — to perceive with the eyes; look at.
• gaze — stare
• peep — to utter the short, shrill little cry of a young bird, a mouse, etc.; cheep; squeak.
• view — an instance of seeing or beholding; visual inspection.
• apprehend — If the police apprehend someone, they catch them and arrest them.
• discover — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
• perceive — to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses: I perceived an object looming through the mist.
• comprehend — If you cannot comprehend something, you cannot understand it.
• decipher — to determine the meaning of (something obscure or illegible)
• unravel — to separate or disentangle the threads of (a woven or knitted fabric, a rope, etc.).
• glance — to look quickly or briefly.
• construe — If something is construed in a particular way, its nature or meaning is interpreted in that way.
• regard — to look upon or think of with a particular feeling: to regard a person with favor.
• look — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
• rumble — to make a deep, heavy, somewhat muffled, continuous sound, as thunder.
• inquire — to seek information by questioning; ask: to inquire about a person.
• overlook — to fail to notice, perceive, or consider: to overlook a misspelled word.
• sweep — to move or remove (dust, dirt, etc.) with or as if with a broom, brush, or the like.
• contemplate — If you contemplate an action, you think about whether to do it or not.
• investigate — to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.
• riffle — a rapid, as in a stream.
• consider — If you consider a person or thing to be something, you have the opinion that this is what they are.
• riff — Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.