stock
noun
a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
was stocking
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past progressiveof stock.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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As I loaded my purchases in the car, I felt that I was stocking up a small restaurant with the amount of fresh fish and meat that I was going to store now.
From Salon ● May 1, 2025
Bellat, who lives in Canyon Country, was stocking beverages when he glanced outside to see the heavy snow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2023
The Glassmanor fridge Bucher was stocking with formula had opened a few weeks earlier, one of 14 Feed the Fridge locations being filled each day.
From Washington Post ● May 26, 2022
A Fengtai resident was stocking up on groceries at a nearby Carrefour on Saturday, uncertain whether restrictions would continue.
From Reuters ● May 21, 2022
When my daughter found me, I was stocking shelves in a Bag ’n Go market.
From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli
