flip through
Third Person
flips through
Present Participle
flipping through
Past Tense
flipped through
Past Participle
flipped through
1
to quickly look through the pages of a book or magazine without reading it all
- She liked to flip through fashion magazines for inspiration.
- While waiting at the dentist's office, he flipped through a travel guidebook.
- In the library, he decided to flip through several reference books to find relevant information.
- The student would often flip through textbooks to review before exams.
- When researching, she would flip through multiple sources to gather a variety of perspectives.
2
to quickly change television channels to check what programs are currently broadcasting
- Not satisfied with the current program, he decided to flip through the TV channels to discover other options.
- She would flip through the channels during commercials, searching for something interesting.
- When the game was over, he began to flip through the channels to find a good movie.
- Unable to find her favorite show, she began to flip through the channels in search of it.
- He would often sit on the couch and flip through the channels when deciding what to watch.