searching for or buying goods or services
"went shopping for a reliable plumber"
"does her shopping at the mall rather than down town"
the commodities purchased from stores
"she loaded her shopping into the car"
"women carrying home shopping didn't give me a second glance"
The process of buying goods or services, or searching for those suitable to buy.
"After comparing prices at several stores, she finally decided on a new pair of shoes during her weekend shopping."
In plain English: Shopping is the act of going to stores or websites to buy things you need or want.
"Her favorite part of Saturday is going shopping for new clothes."
Usage: Shopping refers specifically to the act of looking at and purchasing items rather than just browsing without intent to buy. Use this noun when describing the activity itself, such as "going shopping," instead of using it as a verb like "to shop."
present participle of shop
"The store was packed with shoppers pushing their carts through the aisles."
In plain English: To shop means to go to stores or websites to pick out and buy things you want.
"We spent the whole afternoon shopping for new clothes at the mall."
The word shopping is formed by combining the noun shop with the suffix -ing. It entered English as a gerund describing the activity of visiting shops to buy goods.