window-shop
verb (used without object)
to look at articles in the windows of stores without making any purchases.
window-shopping
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present participleof window-shop.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
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a word derived from
window-shop.
window-shopverb (used without object)to look at articles in the windows of stores without making any purchases.
Example Sentences
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"I love that you can just walk in and sort of experience it from the street," said Agata Seferynska, a Polish student who came window-shopping with a friend.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2025
“Everybody is kind of in window-shopping behavior right now,” says Bre Clinton, an assistant manager for the Body Shop at Baybrook Mall.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2023
Most of my window-shopping nowadays is conducted online, where book covers are reduced to flat, rectangular images that are merely elements on a page.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2023
“People are in the streets window-shopping, but no one’s buying anything,” he said.
From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2020
For half an hour they sat comfortably in their chairs and watched men and women walking, witnessed one dog fight, cruised slowly up and down, looking into windows of homes, window-shopping in the business section.
From Empire by Clifford D. Simak
