window shopping

NOUN

looking but not buying

Synonyms

WEAK

browsing comparison shopping grazing just looking

Example Sentences

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After two days of window shopping, it was time to pick up some souvenirs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

But there’s nothing wrong with a little window shopping.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2025

Here are a handful among the many booths that deserve mention, even if you’re only window shopping.

From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2023

Pretend to feel rich and dance on an escalator We start window shopping.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2023

I’ll walk past, glance casually, pretending to be a housewife, a tourist, someone window shopping.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood