- present participle of shop.
shopping
Example Sentences
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How the cats go shopping, or with what currency, is not revealed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
They represent the city at big shopping and real estate events to stir up interest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
"It was a great way of doing your Christmas shopping," he told the BBC.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
At the weekly market in the southern Romanian town of Calarasi, Florica Vasile goes from vendor to vendor loading her shopping trolley with vegetables the locals say are cheaper than anywhere else in the city.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Still, just being with Miranda made everything seem golden until her mom called her to go shopping.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
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