verb, -shopped, -shop⋅ping.| 1. | to look at articles in the windows of stores without making any purchases. |
| 2. | to examine or evaluate merchandise for possible purchase, use, etc.: Russian delegations are window-shopping in European factories. |
| 3. | to look at (merchandise) in the windows of stores without making any purchases: to window-shop shoes. |

| win·dow-shop (wĭn'dō-shŏp') intr.v. win·dow-shopped, win·dow-shop·ping, win·dow-shops To look at merchandise in store windows or showcases without making purchases. win'dow-shop'per n. |