Stocking (Noun)
Syllable division: stock·ing
How to pronounce: UK: /ˈstɒk.ɪŋ/ US: /ˈstɑː.kɪŋ/
#1 Meaning: One of two tiny, form-fitting foot and leg covers that are typically worn underneath skirts and dresses.
Example:
> I think that I should buy a pair of silk stockings for this outfit.
> I need to find a place that sells better quality stockings, mine keeps tearing within an hour of wearing them.
#2 Meaning: A big Christmas sock (normally hung by a fireplace) that kids leave out before they go to bed the night before Christmas so it can be stuffed with gifts.
Example:
> I was thinking that we can make our own stockings for Christmas this year, what do you think?
> Her stocking was filled with presents last year.
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In winter, a lot of people wear a pair of stockings.
Thank you for posting a good sentence Moung! 😀
The quality of these pair of stocking seem very good.
I never hung a Christmas stocking by a fireplace on Eve Christmas.
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The quality of this pair of stockings seems very good.
I have never hung a Christmas stocking by a fireplace on Christmas Eve.
> Yesterday I went to buy clothes, but I forgot to buy stockings for my mother.
> Her granddaughter keeps her gifts in the stockings.
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