durchblättern
Translation
to leaf through, to flick through, to skim through
Examples
Ich habe die Zeitschrift nur kurz durchgeblättert.
I only quickly leafed through the magazine.
Er durchblätterte das Buch im Laden.
He flicked through the book in the store.
Grammar Patterns
((et4)) durchblättern to leaf through (sth.) He leafed through the newspaper.
Similar Words
überfliegen (to skim), durchsehen (to look through)
Etymology
From 'durch' (through) and 'blättern' (to turn pages), which comes from 'Blatt' (leaf/page).
Memory Tips
Picture going 'through' the pages ('Blätter') of a magazine quickly.