Flips (through) is a term used to describe the action of quickly turning through PAGES or leafs of a book, magazine, or other document. Riffles (7 letters) is a synonym for flips, and scans (5 letters) is another word for quickly looking through something. Leafs (5 letters) and PAGES (5 letters) are both terms used to describe the individual components of a book or magazine that can be flipped through.