window-shop
Browse without buying
To window-shop is to browse store displays without intending to buy anything: We spent the afternoon window-shopping on Fifth Avenue.
The activity suggests leisure, curiosity, or lack of funds.
Extended to online browsing: I was just window-shopping on Amazon.
The noun window-shopping and adjective window-shopper follow naturally.
Powerful urge to have
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- covetingDesiring what's another's
- desireIntense wanting
enticement · allure · lure · impulse · hankering · whim · wishful thinking · fantasy
Retail facade facing street
- displayPresentation for viewing
- mannequinLife-sized display figure
- showcaseCabinet for displaying items
- boutiqueSmall specialized retail shop
mall · department store · fashion · apparel · accessories · footwear · jewelry · cosmetics
Casual examination of options
- strollingWalking at ease
- saunteringWalking in unhurried manner
- meanderingFollowing a winding course
- amblingWalking without urgency
wandering · promenading · people-watching · sightseeing · daydreaming · idling · dawdling · loitering
craving
Powerful urge to have
desire · enticement · allure · lure · impulse · hankering · whim · wishful thinking · fantasy · aspiration
storefront
Retail facade facing street
- displayPresentation for viewing
- mannequinLife-sized display figure
- showcaseCabinet for displaying items
boutique · mall · department store · fashion · apparel · accessories · footwear · jewelry · cosmetics · merchandise
browsing
Casual examination of options
- strollingWalking at ease
- saunteringWalking in unhurried manner
- meanderingFollowing a winding course
ambling · wandering · promenading · people-watching · sightseeing · daydreaming · idling · dawdling · loitering · rambling
browsing
Casual examination of options
- gazingProlonged, intent looking
- peeringStudying something with concentration
- glancingLooking briefly or obliquely
peeking · observing · eyeing · scanning · inspecting · scrutinizing · surveying · viewing · watching · looking
- window shoppingbrowse, browsing, look around, peruse, eyeing
- movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
- smart shoppingbudget, compare, price comparison, bargain, coupons
- browsingskim, scan, leaf through, flip through, peruse
shopping, shopper, windows, shoppers, windowpane, windowsill, windowsills, windowpanes, shopful