stocking

/ˈstɑkɪŋ/noun2 syllables

Stocking means: close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural).

What does stocking mean?2

noun

1

close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)

2

the activity of supplying a stock of something“he supervised the stocking of the stream with trout”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with stocking?8

two syllables

blocking shocking knocking locking rocking mocking docking

three syllables

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Stocking in a sentence

There is a big hole in your stocking.Swift
Karl brought a waggon full of boxes and started stocking the shelves.Amastan
I used to work stocking shelves at a grocery store.ddnktr
I was late for the bus, late for work, and got a run in my stocking.CK
She got a run in her stocking when she broke the heel of her shoe.CM
There's a run in your stocking.sharptoothed
You have a run in your stocking.CK
There's a hole in your stocking.Sprakify

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Forms of stocking

as a noun

plural: stockings