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soaking

soaking

1.0
Completely wet and heavy with water
  • adverb
  • /ˈsoʊkɪŋ/
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  • Oh my God, I am soaking wet from my head to my toes.

Looking for these things now I'm all soaking wet sick.

Examples

  • No, my feet are soaking wet now.

  • So you can see that this paper is soaking wet, but it's not falling apart.

  • Looking for these things now I'm all soaking wet sick.

  • His shorts was soaking wet with blood, like fresh blood soaking wet with blood.

  • It feels like just soaking wet, sticky all over my face.

  • Oh God, Justine, my foot is soaking wet with yerba mate right now.

  • You you're all soaking, whether it's crossing rivers or just sweating.

  • After walking in the rain without an umbrella, my clothes were soaking wet.

  • The sponge was soaking in water, making it easier to clean the surfaces.

  • He stepped into the shower and came out soaking from head to toe.

Synonyms

sodden
vssoaking
10 6.0

Very wet and heavy with water

describes extreme wetness but emphasizes saturation rather than heaviness
saturated
vssoaking
2 3.4

Completely soaked with liquid so it cannot absorb any more

describes extreme wetness rather than the absorbency limit
soaked to the skin
vssoaking
1 3.2

Completely wet, with water going through your clothes and reaching your skin

means extreme wetness generally, not only clothing wet through
drenched
vssoaking
1 3.9

Completely wet, for example from rain or sweat

denotes physical extreme wetness without figurative or stylistic uses
sopping
vssoaking
3.5

Very wet and full of water like clothes after heavy rain

is presented here as the standard one word term for that extreme wetness
soppy
vssoaking
  • UK
4.3

Very wet and soaked through with water

is presented here as the standard one word term for that extreme wetness
sogged
vssoaking
5.8

Very wet and full of water

expresses extreme wetness but without the limp or ruined texture focus
adrip
vssoaking
  • Archaic
9.9

So wet that water falls from it

means thoroughly saturated rather than just visibly dripping
flooded
vssoaking
1.5

Covered with water after heavy rain or when a river overflows

describes extreme wetness in general, not only water from overflow events

Antonyms

dry
791 1.0

Not wet or without any liquid

Compounds

A sweet liquid made from water and sugar used to moisten cakes and pastries

How Wet

saturated
2 3.4
soaking
1.0
drenched
1 3.9
damp
11 1.0

Surface Forms

soaking positive

Morphology

soaking = soak (transparent) = soak + ing

The adjectival/adverbial use is a direct participial/derived use of 'soak' + '-ing' meaning 'thoroughly wet'.

Etymology

Soaking comes from the verb soak, which meant 'to make or become full of liquid'. Think of someone caught in heavy rain until their clothes are heavy and dripping — soaking means 'extremely wet' or completely wet.