Plural of stocking
regular plural
The plural of stocking is stockings.
Forms of stocking
| Singular | stocking /ˈstɑkɪŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | stockings |
| Countable | countable |
Stockings in a sentence
- a pair of stockings
- Be careful not to snag your stockings on that concrete bench!From the entry snag
- Shortclothes were worn with long stockings.From the entry shortclothes
- Lisle stockings could be a nuisance, as were hats and gloves.2013, Jane Howells, Leehurst Swan School: A Centenary History, page 16. From the entry gymslip
- We put the stockings over our faces and rush the polone and lock the doors after us.2010, Ruth Rendell, Make Death Love Me. From the entry polone
Meaning of stocking
- noun A soft garment, usually knit or woven, worn on the foot and lower leg under shoes or other footwear.
- 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.
Questions about the plural of stocking
- What is the plural of stocking?
- The plural of stocking is stockings.
- Is stocking countable?
- Stocking is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: stocking (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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