window-shopping

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window-shopping

noun

  1. idiomatic, uncountable The browsing of shop windows without any intention of buying.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of window-shop

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noun browsing shops with no intention of buying

Españolver escaparates, ver vitrinas, ver vidrieras, ver aparadores
한국어윈도쇼핑 windosyoping, 아이쇼핑 aisyoping
日本語ウィンドウショッピング windou shoppingu
中文逛商店 guàng shāngdiàn, 逛街 guàngjiē
Françaislèche-vitrine
DeutschSchaufensterbummel

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@misc{window_shopping_2026,
  title = {window-shopping},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/window-shopping},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}