window-shop
verb (used without object)
to look at articles in the windows of stores without making any purchases.
window-shopped
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past participleof window-shop.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof window-shop.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
window-shopverb (used without object)to look at articles in the windows of stores without making any purchases.
Example Sentences
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While others window-shopped for inspiration he was his own adman, pushing imagery that would become as recognizable as any logo dreamt up by a Madison Avenue firm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
To tide us over, my fiancée and I window-shopped for dogs online.
From Slate ● Apr. 2, 2020
I window-shopped Scandinavian decor, homemade apothecary products and jewelry before grabbing a cup of java at Global Coffee and relaxing in the warehouse-style communal space.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 13, 2019
Into Provincetown: window-shopped, people-watched and ate sugar-dusted malasadas from the Portuguese bakery.
From New York Times ● Aug. 2, 2013
With three hours to kill until bus time, I walked and window-shopped on Canal.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
