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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
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 Working full time as a cashier and stocking shelves, Bo felt productive. — Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 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
  • Layer contrasting tanks, add playful socks to your favorite sneakers, or reach for bold statement earrings.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 31 July 2026
  • Bieber reached for loafers and socks for a preppy spin, grounded by an oversized leather bomber—an easy outfit formula for daily rotation.
    — Minty Mellon, Vogue, 30 July 2026
Definition of sock
Verb
  • Easy-to-assemble with no tools needed, easy-to-use, and easy-to-clean, plus the box is made specifically for storing the lazy Susan turntable quickly and easily after meals.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Kyiv has accused the e-commerce giant — which employs thousands of people and has become a key part of the economy — of storing drone parts and helping the Russian army.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of storing
Verb
  • Soon, the Toupses began feeding employees’ friends and families who were also struggling, and as word spread, more folks in need started reaching out.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Most of the dealers and suppliers who worked with Brun were addicts themselves, feeding an island ravaged by meth addiction since the 1980s.
    — Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of feeding
Verb
  • China and Russia have dominated global antimony production, while China stopped supplying the United States with the specialized trisulfide used in more than 300 ammunition types in 2021.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Iran insisted it’s not involved in Russia’s war on Ukraine, though Kyiv has said Tehran is supplying drones to its ally.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of supplying
Verb
  • That means extra water was not responsible for participants feeling full sooner or eating less.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026
  • Allen said the house needed to be gutted, the inside was deteriorating and termites were eating at the doors.
    — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
Definition of eating
Verb
  • Mix thrift store furniture with newer pieces rather than furnishing the entire room secondhand.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
  • Clarkson is widely credited with furnishing Swift with the idea to re-record her first six albums.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 19 July 2026
Definition of furnishing
Verb
  • Dozens of candidates running in the August primary, ranging from local judgeships to federal office, met with voters at a forum Friday inside John Knox Village.
    — Joan Murray, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The wearable detects a variety of factors ranging from sleep and strain to stress and behavioral health.
    — Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 1 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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