thumb through

verb

thumbed through; thumbing through; thumbs through

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

I thumbed through a magazine while I waited.

Examples of thumb through in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

During intermission, people thumbed through the small paperback with its stars-and-stripes cover, afterwards, slipping it into their purses and pockets. — Chloe Veltman, NPR, 10 July 2026

The show begins with DJ Jen Ard thumbing through a box of old LPs and taking out the original cast album of the musical with its classic cat-eyes logo. — Frank Rizzo, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026

The brand’s recently launched Vintage collection is for those of us who pine for retro designs but don’t want to spend the hours thumbing through Facebook Marketplace for a secondhand option. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 12 Mar. 2026

Some watched short-form videos while others thumbed through their feeds, pausing every so often to tap a like on a post. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for thumb through

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