window-shopping

/ˈwɪn·doʊˌʃɑp·ɪŋ/ n [U]

Definition

› the activity of looking at products in store windows without buying them window-shop

/ˈwɪn·doʊˌʃɑp/ v [I] (-pp-) › We like to stroll by storefronts (= walk slowly past stores with windows that let you see large spaces filled with their products) and window-shop.

(Definition of window-shopping n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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