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• present participle of stock.

stocking

American  

[stok-ing] / ˈstɒk ɪŋ /

noun

• stockings
  plural

1. a close-fitting covering for the foot and part of the leg, usually knitted, of wool, cotton, nylon, silk, or similar material.

2. something resembling such a covering.

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idioms

1. in one's stocking feet, wearing stockings, but without shoes.

   Be careful of glass splinters if you walk through here in your stocking feet.

stocking British  

/ ˈstɒkɪŋ /

noun

1. one of a pair of close-fitting garments made of knitted yarn to cover the foot and part or all of the leg

2. something resembling this in position, function, appearance, etc

3. wearing stockings or socks but no shoes

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• half-stocking
  noun
• overstocking
  noun
• stockinged
  adjective
• stockingless
  adjective
• unstockinged
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• stockings
  plural

Etymology

Origin of stocking

First recorded in 1575–85; stock + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

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stocking stockings

"In addition, stocking for new technology products and the approach of the year‑end peak purchasing season in China and in Europe and the United States will all help support Taiwan's export momentum."

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

But the analysts said retailers would likely need greater proof that those products could actually sell before stocking the items on their shelves.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

But for Claire there are certain essentials everyone should consider stocking up on when leaving home.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Ned Ludd was the fabled hero of the early-19th-century Luddites, who smashed stocking frames—knitting machines for socks—and burned factories to protest job-destroying technology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

He took his own knit stocking cap and cut a big hole in the top of it and two small holes on the side of it and then he took off Edward’s dress.

From "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" by Kate DiCamillo

Doreen couldn’t wait for the end of rationing, especially for the day when nylon stockings would be available in England.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

He listed the goodies money could buy: sausages, ham, coffee, bacon, soap, ladies’ stockings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

Plenty of Americans will find a Just Do It T-shirt or a fresh pair of Air Force 1s in their stockings tomorrow.

From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025

The other DHS clip is a montage of Yuletide cheer — Santa, elves, stockings, dancing — over a sped-up electro-trash remake of Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025

Leafie had slipped her shoes and stockings off; I did the same.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

Related Words

• hose
• hosiery
• sock