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leaf through

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -uː

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verb

Meaning 1

To turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: fullejar — to turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
  • Czech: prolistovat — to turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
  • Dutch: bladeren — to turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
  • Dutch: doorbladeren — to turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
  • Esperanto: foliumi — to turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
  • French: feuilleter — to turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
  • German: durchblättern — to turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
  • Greek: φυλλομετρώ (fyllometró) — to turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
  • Italian: sfogliare — to turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
  • Polish: kartkować — to turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
  • Portuguese: folhear — to turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
  • Romanian: frunzări — to turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
  • Russian: листа́ть (listátʹ) — to turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
  • Russian: перели́стывать (perelístyvatʹ) — to turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
  • Russian: перелиста́ть (perelistátʹ) — to turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
  • Russian: проли́стывать (prolístyvatʹ) — to turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
  • Russian: пролиста́ть (prolistátʹ) — to turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
  • Serbo-Croatian: листати — to turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
  • Serbo-Croatian: прелиставати — to turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
  • Serbo-Croatian: listati — to turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
  • Serbo-Croatian: prelistavati — to turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
  • Slovene: listati — to turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
  • Spanish: hojear — to turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
  • Swedish: bläddra (i, igenom) — to turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
  • Turkish: göz gezdirmek — to turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random
  • Turkish: karıştırmak — to turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random