idly flick
Frequency: 5.56.4 per million words
to flick through something, like pages or channels, without real interest
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- Sitting in the waiting room, she idly flicked through an old magazine.
- He would often idly flick through channels, searching for something interesting.
- I saw him idly flicking through the newspaper during breakfast.
- She idly flicked through the fashion catalogue, not really paying attention.
- While waiting for the bus, I idly flicked through the comic book I bought.
- Don't just idly flick through the study material; focus on understanding.
- He had a habit of idly flicking through his phone when bored.
- She was idly flicking through her notes, trying to recall a detail.
- Sometimes, I just idly flick through social media feeds for a few minutes.
- He idly flicked past the news channels, finding nothing engaging.