pocketing
noun
- act of taking
Wiktionary
noun
- The act of something being taken (usually illicitly purloined).
“By their count, the senator's illicit pocketings of money hugely exceeded Garfield's.”
- Material used for making pockets for clothing.
“Avoid stiff pocketings of 100 percent polyester. To reduce bulk, cut linings for patch pockets from lining fabric rather than self-fabric.”
- A structure resembling a pocket or pouch.
“Vampire bats are capable of perceiving infrared radiation (heat) through the pocketings in their noseleaves that can allow them to find a feeding spot on their prey that is well supplied with blood vessels.”
verb
- present participle and gerund of pocket