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Synonyms of flick in English:

flick


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noun

1‘a flick of the wrist’

SYNONYMS
jerk, snap, flip, stroke, brush, sweep, swipe, whisk, dab, jab, click, touch

verb

1‘he flicked the switch on his intercom’

SYNONYMS
click, snap, flip, jerk
pull, tug, tweak
informal yank

2‘the horse flicked its tail’

SYNONYMS
swish, twitch, wave, wag, waggle, shake, whip, twirl, swing, brandish

Phrases

    flick through

    ‘Christina flicked through her diary’


    SYNONYMS
    thumb, thumb through, leaf through, flip through, run through, skim through, scan, look through, riffle through, browse through, dip into, glance at, glance through, peruse, read quickly, have a quick look at, run one's eye over, give something a once-over, give something the once-over
    ANTONYMS

    pore over