restock
verb (used with or without object)
to stock again; replenish.
restocking
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present participleof restock.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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“I guess my interior monologue is highly interpretable to people, and if you’re standing in a store and you see somebody really thinking and thinking, they’re like, ‘She must be restocking the shelves.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
“These draws will eventually have to reverse, and we believe the restocking required to rebuild global inventories has structurally raised the floor for oil prices compared to pre-conflict prices,” Van’t Hof wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Senior rates strategist Jennifer Kusuma said the projected decline reflects a correction in major commodity prices earlier this month, which slowed raw-material restocking and weighed on business sentiment and the outlook for corporate profits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Strategists expect this focus on resiliency to spur a restocking, not just in energy but also critical commodities.
From Barron's ● Apr. 17, 2026
I excelled at the lunchtime blitz—the replacing of lost socks, the purchasing of gifts for whatever five-year-old was having a birthday party on Saturday, the stocking and restocking of juice boxes and single-serving applesauce cups.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
