Meaning

1 senses

  1. To browse rapidly.

    I was flicking through the newspaper when I glimpsed a funny headline.

    I flicked through the TV channels, but nothing good was on.

Examples

11 sentences

  1. The kid is flicking through a picture book.

    deDas Kind blättert in einem Bilderbuch. — Manfredo

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  2. Tom sat on the sofa flicking through a magazine.

    deTom saß auf dem Sofa und blätterte in einer Zeitschrift. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. I flicked through the textbook to the final page.

    ruЯ пролистал учебник до последней страницы. — Wezel

    deIch blätterte auf die letzte Seite im Lehrbuch. — Yorwba

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  4. Tom picked up a magazine and started to flick through it.

    deTom nahm sich eine Zeitschrift und machte sich daran, diese durchzublättern. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  5. A quick flick through the data shows that there was reckless spending.

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Forms

flicks through, flicking through, flicked through, flicked through
Base formflick through · to flick through
3rd person singularflicks through
Present participleflicking through
Past simpleflicked through
Past participleflicked through

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyflick through
he, she, itflicks through

Past simpleLesson

all personsflicked through

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave flicked through
he, she, ithas flicked through

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill flick through

Phrasal verbs

3 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

1 synonyms
riffle

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
flexibleB2flickC1flickerC1flightA2
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