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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

The shop in the city's densely packed Mong Kok area was founded in 2022 by a group of former journalists, stocking literature on democracy, authoritarianism and media literacy.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

At the Pacific Islands Club Saipan resort, workers were boarding up windows, securing outdoor furniture and equipment, checking alarm systems and stocking first aid kits.

From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026

You may miss stocking up in well-lit superstores but enjoy getting to know shopkeepers who run tiny bodegas.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

If you’re like me and still love stocking up on paper coupons, use them!

From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026

But instead of shoes, she was wearing these big puffy socks that my mom always gets for G in her stocking at Christmas.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

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

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

The elaborate practice of the "evzones", elite infantry conscripts wearing skirts, white stockings and clogs, routinely draws a wall of tourist smartphones.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2025

He had fake snow and snow globes and stockings hung by the fireplace and lots of wrapped presents from Santa Claus.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

Related Words

• hose
• hosiery
• sock