What is "soaking" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does soaking mean in English? Meaning of soaking definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "soaking" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "soaking": the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)

Noun

  • Meaning: the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)
  • Example: a good soak put life back in the wagon
  • Synonyms: soak soakage soaking
  • Hypernyms: action activity natural action natural process
  • Meaning of "soaking": extremely wet

    Adverb

  • Meaning: extremely wet
  • Example: dripping wet soaking wet
  • Synonyms: dripping soaking sopping
  • Meaning of "soaking": the act of making something completely wet

    Noun

  • Meaning: the act of making something completely wet
  • Example: he gave it a good drenching
  • Synonyms: drenching soaking souse sousing
  • Hypernyms: wetting
  • Meaning of "soaking": washing something by allowing it to soak

    Noun

  • Meaning: washing something by allowing it to soak
  • Synonyms: soak soaking
  • Hypernyms: lavation wash washing
  • Adjective: Present participle of soak.
  • Synonyms:

    bathe, moisten, drink, immerse, marinate, steep, saturate, flood, soften, wash, drown, submerge, absorb, penetrate, dip, dunk, permeate, souse, impregnate, merge, assimilate, water, sop, macerate, percolate, infuse, seethe, damp, infiltrate, take in, immerge, imbrue, pour into, pour on, waterlog,

    Antonyms:

    dirty, dry, dehydrate, misunderstand,

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