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• present participle of shop.

shopping

American  

[shop-ing] / ˈʃɒp ɪŋ /

noun

1. the act of a person who shops.

2. the facilities or merchandise available to those who shop.

   Chicago has good shopping.

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adjective

1. of, for, or pertaining to examining and buying merchandise.

   a shopping trip.

shopping British  

/ ˈʃɒpɪŋ /

noun

1. a number or collection of articles purchased

2. the act or an instance of making purchases

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Etymology

Origin of shopping

First recorded in 1755–65; shop + -ing ¹, -ing ²

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Example Sentences

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shopping

It comes after years of financial struggles for the 188-year-old retailer - known locally as DJs - as customers desert traditional shops for online shopping.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

The paste gave the whole thing an aromatic depth that would have required considerably more shopping and chopping to achieve from scratch.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

Ippolito, 28, said she went home to Chicago to go wedding dress shopping with her mom.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

The largest part of the U.S. economy grew at a rapid pace just ahead of the holiday shopping season, but business leaders were not in a festive mood due to stubborn inflation.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

Delaware wasn’t the capital of anything except tax-free shopping.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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Related Words

• browsing
• e-commerce
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