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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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
Siemens was stocking up on its own inventories to maintain supplies and had been able to offset higher wages and raw material costs with productivity gains and price increases, Thomas said.
From Reuters ● Feb. 9, 2023
It's unclear if Pence's massive expenditure was for his own book, though it's unlikely he was stocking up on the seven volumes of Harry Potter for 10,000 people.
From Salon ● Jan. 9, 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
If Mr. Morrison was stocking ready-mades, it was only reasonable that Agnes Morrison should be seen in them.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
