soaking

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soaking Definition

• (n) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); "a good soak put life back in the wagon"
• (n) the act of making something completely wet; "he gave it a good drenching"
• (n) washing something by allowing it to soak
• (r) extremely wet; "dripping wet"; "soaking wet"
• (s) wet through and through; thoroughly wet; "stood at the door drenched (or soaked) by the rain"; "a shirt saturated with perspiration"; "his shoes were sopping (or soaking)"; "the speaker''s sodden collar"; "soppy clothes"

soaking Synonyms

• drenched
• drenching
• dripping
• saturated
• soak
• soakage
• soaked
• soaking
• sodden
• sopping
• soppy
• souse
• sousing