to flick through a magazine
1flick through — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms flick through : present tense I/you/we/they flick through he/she/it flicks through present participle flicking through past tense flicked through past participle flicked through 1) flick through something to… …
2flick through — look quickly through (a book, magazine, etc.). → flick …
3ˌflick ˈthrough sth — phrasal verb to look quickly at the pages of a magazine or book …
4have a flick through something — phrase to look quickly at things such as the pages of a book or magazine Thesaurus: to read something quicklysynonym Main entry: flick …
5a flick through — a quick look through (a book, magazine, etc.). → flick …
6have a flick through something — to look quickly at things such as the pages of a book or magazine …
7flick — flick1 [flık] v [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: From the sound of a light blow] 1.) [T usually + adverb/preposition] to make something move away by hitting or pushing it suddenly or quickly, especially with your thumb and finger ▪ Papa flicked the ash… …
8flick — [[t]flɪ̱k[/t]] flicks, flicking, flicked 1) V ERG If something flicks in a particular direction, or if someone flicks it, it moves with a short, sudden movement. [V prep/adv] His tongue flicked across his lips... [V prep/adv] The man s gun… …
9flick — 1 verb 1 (T) to make something move away by hitting or pushing it suddenly or quickly, especially with your thumb and finger : flick sth from/off etc: Papa flicked the ash from his cigar. | flick sth away/off etc: I flicked away the dandruff from …
10flick — flick1 [ flık ] verb * 1. ) transitive to make something move quickly and suddenly, especially with a quick movement of the hand: He flicked a speck of cigarette ash off his sleeve. flick something over/across/at/into/back/down etc.: She flicked… …
