browse

[brouz] / braʊz /

VERB

look around; look through

Synonyms

STRONGEST

flip through leaf through peruse read scan skim

STRONG

feed graze nibble survey

WEAK

check over dip into examine cursorily get the cream give the once-over glance at hit the high spots inspect loosely once over lightly pass an eye over read here and there riff through riffle through run through skip through thumb through wander

Example Sentences

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The path by the river stretches for several miles and on a sunny weekday morning, there were shoppers browsing everything from vintage jewellery to false teeth, all laid out at makeshift stalls.

From BBC

In buying gifts, Americans also spend time—hours browsing, guessing, wrapping and returning.

From The Wall Street Journal

We entered just to browse, but Billy personally sized my head and recommended a blue Union Army forage cap.

From The Wall Street Journal

Proposals like these would essentially end anonymous browsing online, and it wouldn’t just end it for minors.

From Salon

While browsing the library, you might stumble on a book from a cuisine you’ve never explored: Nepalese, Swedish, Kenyan, Cuban.

From Salon

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