Meanings
nounwindow-shopping (uncountable)
- idiomaticuncountableThe browsing of shop windows without any intention of buying.
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of window-shop
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 逛商店, 逛街
- 逛商店 (guàng shāngdiàn)browsing shops with no intention of buying
- 逛街 (guàngjiē)browsing shops with no intention of buying
Finnish ikkunaostokset
- ikkunaostoksetbrowsing shops with no intention of buying
French lèche-vitrine
- lèche-vitrinebrowsing shops with no intention of buying
German Schaufensterbummel
- Schaufensterbummelbrowsing shops with no intention of buying
Hungarian kirakatnézegetés
- kirakatnézegetésbrowsing shops with no intention of buying
Indonesian cuci mata
- cuci matabrowsing shops with no intention of buying
Japanese ウィンドウショッピング
- ウィンドウショッピング (windou shoppingu)browsing shops with no intention of buying
Korean 윈도쇼핑, 아이쇼핑
- 윈도쇼핑 (windosyoping)browsing shops with no intention of buying
- 아이쇼핑 (aisyoping)browsing shops with no intention of buying
Spanish ver escaparates, ver vitrinas
- ver escaparatesbrowsing shops with no intention of buying
- ver vitrinasbrowsing shops with no intention of buying
- ver vidrierasbrowsing shops with no intention of buying
- ver aparadoresbrowsing shops with no intention of buying
Cite this entry
APA
window-shopping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/window-shopping
MLA
“window-shopping.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/window-shopping. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “window-shopping,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/window-shopping.
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