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noun

ˈstä-kiŋ How to pronounce stocking (audio)
Definition of stockingnext
as in sock
a close-fitting covering for the foot and leg thick wool stockings designed to be worn with hiking boots

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verb

present participle of stock
1
as in storing

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2
as in feeding

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Recent Examples of stocking
Noun
Dancers from Parsons whirled around in their stocking feet, finding their way through a crowd that included Astrid Hill, Chris and Christina Cuomo, and Lisa and Richard Perry. — Vanessa Grigoriadis, Vanity Fair, 21 July 2026 Fishnet tights, lavender thigh-high stockings and Saint Laurent’s metallic leather Danceteria boots carried the palette to the knee. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 19 July 2026
Verb
Instead of stocking one vaccine, pediatricians would have to stock three different ones and then track the separate shots for each of their patients. — Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 6 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stocking
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stocking
  1. sock
  2. storing
  3. feeding
  4. supplying
  5. eating
  6. furnishing
  7. ranging
  8. outfitting
Noun
  • On July 6, trash, rocks, glass and even socks were found in both pools at the Towanda Recreation Center in Northwest Baltimore.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Shares were halted in response after the sock jumped on the news.
    — Sean Conlon,Hugh Leask,Lee Ying Shan,Fred Imbert, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of sock
Verb
  • Decades later, the government was still buying surplus cheese and storing it in vast underground caves in Missouri, Wisconsin, and Kansas, warehouses cool enough to hold the cheese for years without spoiling.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
  • By that decade, governments were storing personal information on computers for purposes like keeping track of tax payments and providing benefits to veterans.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of storing
Verb
  • That mind is a model, an enormous statistical object assembled by feeding it a quantity of text and images nobody has ever fully itemized.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Now, Summer House is the show feeding the great maw of the Bravoverse.
    — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of feeding
Verb
  • Merck, which developed the original MMR combination shot, stopped supplying single, or monovalent, vaccines against measles, mumps and rubella in the US in 2008.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The findings could help astronomers better understand how material is recycled in the centers of galaxies and the role evolved stars play in supplying those regions with fresh dust and molecules.
    — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of supplying
Verb
  • Thousands of human-bear confrontations are reported to DEEP each year, with most involving bears eating from trash cans or bird feeders.
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
  • By contrast, another participant recalled disagreeing with a friend who believed drinking soda and eating fast food was harmless, a belief the participant considered factually wrong.
    — Andras Molnar, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of eating
Verb
  • The idea came in part from conversations with his billionaire clients, who wanted the personalization of a custom home without having to coordinate every architect, designer, contractor, and furnishing themselves.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Suspects Andy Garcia, 28, and Abigail Islas, 26, were booked into jail for six felonies and misdemeanors, including furnishing marijuana to a minor, possession of marijuana for sale and conspiracy to commit a crime.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of furnishing
Verb
  • Australians, in a nation of 28 million people, face significant wait times for specialist appointments and specific diagnostic scans or elective surgeries, ranging from weeks to a year.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • In recent months, much of the center's staff, ranging from artistic curators to development staffers, have either been fired or have left.
    — Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of ranging
Verb
  • The launch ceremony happened on June 28 at the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk, where the submarine was moved from its construction hall into the water for outfitting and trials.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Now scientists at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have built an amphibious version by outfitting the cockroaches with a tiny diving suit, according to a paper published in Nature Communications.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of outfitting

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