Nearby Words
thumbing through
| Main Entry: |
dip into
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | try, sample |
| Synonyms: | appropriate, browse, dabble, flip through, get, glance at, glance over, leaf through, peruse, play at, rifle through, run over, run through, scan, seize, skim, take, taste, thumb through |
| Main Entry: | go over |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | review |
| Synonyms: | analyze, examine, inspect, investigate, look at, peruse, practice, read, rehearse, reiterate, repeat, revise, riffle through, scan, skim, study, thumb through |
| Antonyms: | ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | scan |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | look over, scrutinize lightly |
| Synonyms: | browse, check, consider, contemplate, dip into, examine, flash*, flip through, give the once-over, glance at, glance over, have a look-see, inquire, investigate, leaf through, look, look through, look up and down, overlook, regard, riff, riffle, rumble, run over, run through, scour, search, size up, skim, study, survey, sweep, take a gander, take stock of, thumb through |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | skim |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | look through cursorily |
| Synonyms: | browse, brush over, dip, examine, flip through, get the cream, give the once-over, glance, glance over, go once over lightly, hit the high spots, leaf through, read, read swiftly, riff, riffle, run eye over, scan, skip, thumb through, turn the pages |
| Notes: | peruse means examine or consider with attention and in detail; skim means examine hastily |
| Antonyms: | pour |
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