Another word for thumbing

A text may become illegible through damp or constant thumbing; portions of it may be torn away; if it is in book form, leaves or whole quires may be detached and either lost or misplaced.

I think Rove will walk, thumbing his nose at the pile of corpses he helped to create.

He was thumbing through the pages when Fred leaned over to him.

I think rove will walk, thumbing his nose at the pile of corpses he helped to create.

This information is invaluable to anyone searching for a specific club that fits their dog hobby interests, and yields far quicker results than thumbing through a phone book.