Definition of "window-shopping" []

• The browsing of shop windows without any intention of buying. (noun)

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• "In French, the term for window-shopping is lèche vitrine, which transliterates as lick window hence the suitably sensuous track by Aphex Twin called “Windowlicker” and has a wonderful salaciousness, evoking the shop-front smudges of classic shopping."
• "Bill and LoDeene Glawe are still window-shopping for a candidate."
• "There is mounting evidence that trade is not as busy as all the window-shopping might lead one to believe, and that shops and shoppers alike are in for a much quieter time."