soaking meaning

UK /ˈsəʊkɪŋ/ US /ˈsoʊkɪŋ/ 2 syllables

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

soaking has 4 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and adverb.

soaking as a noun

  1. 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

    Synonyms: soak, soakage

    Type of: natural process

    Related forms: soak

  2. the act of making something completely wet
    • he gave it a good drenching

    Synonyms: drenching, souse, sousing

    Type of: wetting

    Related forms: soak

  3. washing something by allowing it to soak

    Synonyms: soak

    Type of: wash

    Related forms: soak

soaking as an adverb

  1. extremely wet
    • dripping wet
    • soaking wet

    Synonyms: sopping, dripping

How to pronounce soaking

soaking is pronounced /ˈsəʊkɪŋ/ in British English and /ˈsoʊkɪŋ/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with soaking

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