🇬🇧🇪🇸 stocking - media : English Lesson

Meaning of "stocking" ("media"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A stocking is a long, stretchy covering for your foot and leg. It's like a very long sock! Most famously, a stocking is a special, often decorated, large sock that children hang up on Christmas Eve for Santa Claus to fill with small toys and treats.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I wore my stocking as a hat and started a new holiday fashion trend.

I found a note in my stocking: “I owe you one cookie. – Santa.”

My hamster climbed into my stocking and took a nap.

Santa put a potato in my stocking. I must’ve been weird, not naughty.

I wrote “More candy, less socks!” on my stocking in crayon.

On Christmas Eve, Anna hung a bright red stocking on the fireplace. The long stocking looked soft; she smoothed her stocking, imagining small toys inside. Her father crept in and slipped sweets into the stocking, then added a tiny book. In the morning, Anna found the stocking full and squealed with joy.

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This word is at the C1 level, which means it’s part of advanced English. It’s used in sophisticated conversations, professional settings, and academic discussions. Words at this level help you express yourself fluently and precisely in nuanced situations.

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