soaking

verbdrench, wet

Synonyms for soaking

verb drench, wet

Antonyms for soaking

Word Origin & History

Old English socian (intransitive) "to soak, to lie in liquid," from Proto-Germanic *sukon (cf. West Flemish soken), possibly from PIE *sug-, from root *seue- (2) "to take liquid" (see sup (v.2)). Transitive sense "drench, permeate thoroughly" is from mid-14c.; that of "cause to lie in liquid" is from early 15c. Meaning "take up by absorption" is from 1550s. Slang meaning "to overcharge" first recorded 1895. Related: Soaked; soaking. As a noun, mid-15c., from the verb.

Example Sentences for soaking

After soaking and picking some fine Carolina rice, boil it in salt and water, until sufficiently tender, but not to mash.

You can remove a stamp from an envelope by soaking it in water.

Didn't you feel life itself running and soaking into you, sir?

She put her hand upon his bonnet and his sleeve and found them soaking.

This was made by soaking wheat and oats in a solution of strychnine.

Mother used to make mince pies by soaking pumpkin in vinegar.

The boys loaded the soaking figure into the wheel-barrow and carried him home.

Soaking in water is sometimes used as a good preparation for air-seasoning.

They must have got soaking wet if nothing worse had happened to them.

Soaking the company would just make them appeal instead of Voorhis.

soaking

Synonyms for soaking

Antonyms for soaking

damp

dip

irrigation

saturation

soaked

soaking

Synonyms for soaking

Antonyms for soaking

More words related to soaking

bath

damp

dip

irrigation

saturation

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