- present participle of stock.
stocking
Americannoun
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stockings
plural
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a close-fitting covering for the foot and part of the leg, usually knitted, of wool, cotton, nylon, silk, or similar material.
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something resembling such a covering.
idioms
noun
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one of a pair of close-fitting garments made of knitted yarn to cover the foot and part or all of the leg
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something resembling this in position, function, appearance, etc
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wearing stockings or socks but no shoes
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
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half-stockingnoun
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overstockingnoun
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stockingedadjective
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stockinglessadjective
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unstockingedadjective
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Etymology
Origin of stocking
Example Sentences
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He had just returned home to Reno after dropping out of community college and was working odd jobs sweeping popcorn at a movie theater and stocking shelves at a local 7-Eleven.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
She also urged retailers to reconsider stocking the glasses given the investigation.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 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
The Golden Bears assembled what recruiting network 247Sports called the ACC’s second-best transfer portal class this spring, rebuilding its defense with younger, high-ceiling players and stocking its offense with more proven talent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
The pom-pom on his stocking cap hung far down his humped shoulder.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
He listed the goodies money could buy: sausages, ham, coffee, bacon, soap, ladies’ stockings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
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
Meanwhile, investors may be hoping for some gold and silver in their Christmas stockings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025
Wall Street’s bankers can expect a little something extra in their stockings this year, but there’s a murkier outlook for 2026.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025
They put on their stockings and shoes while she made the beds.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
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