to eat, nibble at, or feed on (leaves, tender shoots, or other soft vegetation).

to graze; pasture on.

to look through or glance at casually

He's browsing the shelves for something to read.

to feed on or nibble at foliage, lichen, berries, etc.

to graze.

to glance at random through a book, magazine, etc.

to look leisurely at goods displayed for sale, as in a store.

tender shoots or twigs of shrubs and trees as food for cattle, deer, etc.

an act or instance of browsing.

verb

check over , dip into * , examine cursorily , feed , flip through , get the cream , give the once over , glance at , graze , hit the high spots , inspect loosely , leaf through , nibble * , once over lightly , pass an eye over , peruse , read , read here and there , riffle through , riff through , run through , scan , skim , skip through , survey , thumb through wander , dip into , leaf , riffle , thumb , brut , crop , flip , forage , glance , nibble , pasture , shop