What does "thumb through" mean?

To browse pages with your thumb To flip through a book quickly.

How do you use "thumb through" in a sentence?

He thumbed through the book. Thumbing through magazines. She thumbed through the file.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★☆☆ Moderate Neutral

Meaning: To browse pages with your thumb

用拇指翻阅

Hojear con el pulgar

親指でページをめくる

엄지로 페이지를 넘기다

To flip through a book quickly.

快速用拇指翻动书页浏览内容。

Pasar las páginas rápidamente con el pulgar.

本を素早くパラパラとめくること。

책을 빠르게 넘겨보다.

Base verb: thumb

Particle: through

Separable: Yes — the object can go between the verb and particle

He thumbed through the book.
他快速翻阅那本书
Hojeó el libro rápidamente
彼は本をぱらぱらとめくった
그는 책을 후루룩 넘겨봤다.
Thumbing through magazines.
翻阅杂志
Hojeando revistas
雑誌をめくっている
잡지를 넘기고 있다.
She thumbed through the file.
她快速翻阅文件
Hojeó el archivo
彼女はファイルをパラパラとめくった
그녀는 파일을 빠르게 넘겨봤다.

Context: browsing, books, casual reading

Tone: casual

From using your thumb to turn pages.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal