sock
noun
a short stocking usually reaching to the calf or just above the ankle.
was socking
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past progressiveof sock.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Driscoll was socking away $18,000 a year into his retirement account, the maximum allowed for his age.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 17, 2017
Written by former Bloomberg White House reporter Kate Anderson Brower, “The Residence” details how the Clintons apparently were going at it like Rock’em Sock’em Robots — and it’s clear who was socking whom.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 6, 2015
In the third quarter, however, consumer spending showed the smallest rise in almost two years, and the worried consumer was socking an exceptionally high 7.6% of his take-home pay into savings.
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