soaking
1. the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid) (Freq. 1) - a good soak put life back in the wagon • Syn: soak, soakage • Derivationally related forms: soak, soak (for: soakage), soak (for: soak) • Hypernyms: natural process, natural action, action, activity 2. the act of making something completely wet - he gave it a good drenching • Syn: drenching, souse, sousing • Derivationally related forms: souse (for: sousing), souse (for: souse), soak • Hypernyms: wetting 3. washing something by allowing it to soak • Syn: soak • Derivationally related forms: soak • Hypernyms: wash, washing, lavation
extremely wet - dripping wet - soaking wet • Syn: sopping, dripping
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