Definition of "window-shop" [window-shop]

• To look at merchandise in store windows or showcases without making purchases. (verb-intransitive)

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• "Henken, who grew up in Dayton, Ohio, remembers when his family would window-shop through downtown after a movie, and virtually the entire contents of a store could be seen."
• "I don't want to go to City Hall or anything, but the more I window-shop or lurk along the edges of The Wedding Industry -- glossy magazines, reality shows, websites -- the less I see myself participating in its rituals."
• " It's my only day off and I just want to window-shop, have lunch at the diner."