window-shopped
Eyed merchandise outside
Window-shopped is the past tense of window-shop, meaning to browse merchandise in store windows or displays without intending to buy.
The activity combines leisure with fantasy—admiring what you might purchase under different circumstances.
We window-shopped along Fifth Avenue for hours.
The term extends to any casual browsing without commitment: She window-shopped apartments online but wasn't ready to move.
Walking at ease
- gazingProlonged, intent looking
- perusingReading thoroughly
- wanderingTraveling with no fixed course
- lookingUsing eyes to observe
admiring · observing · sauntering · meandering · ambling · lingering · dawdling · idling
Intense, persistent desire
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- covetingDesiring what's another's
- desiringStrongly wanting something
wishing · dreaming · lusting · wanting · fantasizing · imagining · envying · pining
Retail facade facing street
- mannequinLife-sized display figure
- showcaseCabinet for displaying items
- visual merchandisingRetail presentation optimization
- exhibitItem publicly displayed
arrangement · styling · presentation · signage · lighting · decor · props · seasonal
Allocating funds systematically
- savingReserving for future use
- resistingActively opposing pressure
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
- willpowerMental strength resisting impulse
abstaining · holding back · just looking · price checking · wishlist · maybe later · mental note · affordable
strolling
Walking at ease
looking · admiring · observing · sauntering · meandering · ambling · lingering · dawdling · idling · moseying
longing
Intense, persistent desire
desiring · wishing · dreaming · lusting · wanting · fantasizing · imagining · envying · pining · admiring
storefront
Retail facade facing street
- mannequinLife-sized display figure
- showcaseCabinet for displaying items
- visual merchandisingRetail presentation optimization
exhibit · arrangement · styling · presentation · signage · lighting · decor · props · seasonal · boutique
budgeting
Allocating funds systematically
- savingReserving for future use
- resistingActively opposing pressure
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
willpower · abstaining · holding back · just looking · price checking · wishlist · maybe later · mental note · affordable
window-shoppedindulged
Yielded to desire
pulled the trigger · went all in · followed through · took the plunge
window, shop, windows, windowed, shops, shopped, shopping, shopper, shoppers