Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stocking

/ˈstɑkɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English

Syllables
stock-ing
IPA
/ˈstɑkɪŋ/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A soft garment, usually knit or woven, worn on the foot and lower leg under shoes or other footwear.

noun

Ellipsis of Christmas stocking; a large, sock-like bag used to store small Christmas gifts, typically hung on a mantelpiece.

noun

A broad ring of a different fur colour on the lower part of the leg of a quadruped.

noun

A knitted hood of cotton thread which is eventually converted by a special process into an incandescent mantle for gas lighting.

verb

present participle and gerund of stock

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.

name

A surname.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈstɑkɪŋ/
  • British English: /ˈstɒkɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

stockings (plural)

Derived Forms

bluestocking bodystocking Leatherstocking netherstocking overstocking stockinged stockinger stockingful stockingless stockingmaker understocking

Phrases

body stocking Christmas stocking mob stocking openwork stocking seamed stocking silk-stocking stirrup stocking stocking cap

Frequently Paired Words

hose netherstock pantyhose sock

Homonyms

stalking (cot–caught merger)

Rhymes With

blocking shocking knocking locking rocking mocking docking unlocking clocking flocking hocking restocking

Questions

How do you pronounce stocking?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstɑkɪŋ/.
What does stocking mean?
A soft garment, usually knit or woven, worn on the foot and lower leg under shoes or other footwear.
Where does stocking come from?
From stock (“cover with material”) + -ing. Corruption of old plural -en, i.e. stocken, now singular.

How to pronounce stocking

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