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shopping

/ˈʃɒpɪŋ/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about shopping at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Searching for or buying goods or services.
    went shopping for a reliable plumber
  2. The commodities purchased from stores.
    she loaded her shopping into the car

Origin

By surface analysis, shop + -ing.

From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)