window-shop
verb[IorT]
uk/ˈwɪn.dəʊˌʃɒp/us/ˈwɪn.doʊˌʃɑː.p/-pp-tospendtimelookingat thegoodsonsaleinshopwindowswithoutintendingtobuyany of them:
They go to theshoppingcentrejust to window-shop.
Theyspentthedaywindow-shopping together inParis.
I like to window-shopdesignerclothes.
See
window shopping
- Theywantto window-shop withfriendsbeforestrollingtodinneror amovie.
- Peoplecrowdtheglitteringneonshoppingdistrictsatnightto window-shop and people-watch.
- We window-shoppedluxuryitems, andshoppedfor more realistically-pricedgoods.
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