leaf through

verb

leafed through; leafing through; leafs through

: to turn the pages of (a book, a magazine, etc.)

She was leafing through the magazine, looking at the pictures.

Examples of leaf through in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Part of the solution, parents say, is to let students dig in the dirt during science class or leaf through a library book during English. — Stephanie Cook Broadhurst, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026

Sometimes, at quiet moments, the boy and the girl took out the honeymoon album and leafed through it. — Julie Orringer, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2026

Logan’s script seems intent on making the case that Michael was simply a big kid, frequently cutting to him leafing through his beloved Peter Pan books, dreaming that Neverland is a real place, adoring animals (not his pets! — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026

Come blow like a leaf through these wild winds and hyper-fixate on said chaos with Chelsea Peretti, Natasha Leggero, and Sabrina Jalees. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for leaf through

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou