To pass over in reading, or in going through a book, etc. Also with over, and in figurative context.

intransitive for reflexive. To be set into sudden or rapid motion; to rush, plunge, start or shoot forth; †to leap, vault; transferred to ‘skip’…

transitive. To pass in review in the mind, memory, etc.; to review, think over, remind oneself of. Cf. to run over —— 2c at phrasal verbs 2.

transitive. To turn over (the leaves of a book) hurriedly; to slip (playing cards) rapidly through the fingers. Also intransitive.

To go through (the pages of a book, the papers in a pile, etc.), reading them in a cursory or casual… transitive. With over. Also intransitive.

transitive. To read over, esp. rapidly; to glance through; to scan. Cf. to run through —— 1b at phrasal verbs 2. Now rare.

to dip into (a book, a subject of study): to enter slightly and briefly into a subject, without becoming absorbed or ‘buried’ in it; said…

To glance over, without reading closely.

(transitive) to read cursorily; to turn the pages of (a book) with the thumb in glancing through it.

transitive. To examine or look at various items in (a shop, library, or other location), esp. in a casual or leisurely manner. Also: to examine…

= thumb-read v. at thumb, n. compounds 5; frequently const. through. Also, to turn (pages) with or as with the thumb in glancing through a book, etc.

transitive. To flick through (papers, books, etc.); to thumb (a block of paper, a book, etc.), releasing the leaves in (usually rapid) succession.

intransitive. With through: = riffle, v. 3c.

transitive. To read (a text) in a rapid or cursory manner, esp. in order to form a general understanding of its contents or to identify relevant…

(transitive and intransitive) to read (a book) while skipping the passages of less importance.