Soaking has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Adverb
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"
2
the act of making something completely wet
"he gave it a good drenching"
3
washing something by allowing it to soak
"I left the dried pasta soaking in warm water while I preheated the oven."
4
Immersion in water; a drenching or dunking.
"After leaving his shoes outside, he found them completely soaking from last night's heavy rain."
Verb
1
present participle of soak
"After hours of rain, the ground was soaking and muddy under our feet."
Adjective
1
Extremely wet; saturated.
"After hours of rain, the entire lawn was soaking, making it impossible to walk without sinking into the mud."
Adverb
1
extremely wet
"dripping wet"
"soaking wet"
Example Sentences
"a good soak put life back in the wagon"
noun
"he gave it a good drenching"
noun
"dripping wet"
adverb
"soaking wet"
adverb
Broader Terms (hypernyms)