sock
noun
a short stocking usually reaching to the calf or just above the ankle.
had been socking
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past perfect progressiveof sock.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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She had been socking her money away all her life, and now was the time to spend it.
From New York Times ● Sep. 10, 2011
Nick had been socking him all over the shop, he told Smithson; and then Nick came out himself, and maybe Smithson didn’t slink off.
From Haviland's Chum by Bertram Mitford
