stocking

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stocking^¹

/ˈstɑkɪŋ/ US
/ˈstɒkɪŋ/ UK

Sounds like stalking (cot–caught merger) · Rhymes with -ɒkɪŋ

Where it comes from

From stock (“cover with material”) + -ing. Corruption of old plural -en, i.e. stocken, now singular.

noun stockings

A soft garment, usually knit or woven, worn on the foot and lower leg under shoes or other footwear. a pair of stockings
abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of Christmas stocking; a large, sock-like bag used to store small Christmas gifts, typically hung on a mantelpiece.
A broad ring of a different fur colour on the lower part of the leg of a quadruped.
A knitted hood of cotton thread which is eventually converted by a special process into an incandescent mantle for gas lighting.

stocking^²

/ˈstɑkɪŋ/ US
/ˈstɒkɪŋ/ UK

Sounds like stalking (cot–caught merger) · Rhymes with -ɒkɪŋ

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of stock I've almost finished stocking these groceries.

noun

A ratio of the actual density of trees in an area to the ideal density that would make the fullest use of the land.

Stocking^³

proper noun Stockings

A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: unshod, unshoed, sock, slipper, shoe, pantyhose, bottom, needle, stab, ranching, livestock, stockbreeding, grazing, sticky, streaking, husbandry

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noun garment (for translations of "sock", see sock)

Español	media
한국어	스타킹 seutaking
日本語	ストッキング sutokkingu
中文	長筒襪 /长筒袜 chángtǒngwà, 長統襪 /长统袜 chángtǒngwà, 長襪 /长袜 chángwà
हिन्दी	मोज़ा mozā
Português	meia
Français	bas
Deutsch	Strumpf
Italiano	calza, calze di nylon
Ελληνικά	κάλτσα káltsa
Română	ciorap, șosetă
Русский	чуло́к čulók
Tiếng Việt	vớ
العربية	جَوْرَب jawrab

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@misc{stocking_2026,
  title = {stocking},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stocking},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}