to turn the pages of a book, etc. quickly and look at them without reading everything
flip through sth
to turn the pages of a book, etc. quickly and look at them without reading everything
She flipped through the magazine looking for the letters page.
flip through sthAmerican
to keep changing television channels quickly to see what shows are on
Flipping through the channels, I came across an old war movie.
Definitions from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 9th edition