Definition of flick through phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

flick through

phrasal verb

flick through something (especially British English)

to look quickly through a book, magazine, website, etc. without reading everything synonym flip through
- I've only had time to flick through your report but it seems to be fine.
- She flicked idly through a magazine.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- casually
- nervously
- quickly
- …
preposition
- across
- from
- off
- …
phrases
- flick something open
adverb
- absent-mindedly
- casually
- idly
- …
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to keep changing television channels quickly to see what programmes are on synonym flip through
- Flicking through the channels, I came across an old war movie.

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