soaking
- adverb
- /ˈsoʊkɪŋ/
- Oh my God, I am soaking wet from my head to my toes.
Looking for these things now I'm all soaking wet sick.
- Looking for these things now I'm all soaking wet sick.
Examples
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No, my feet are soaking wet now.
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So you can see that this paper is soaking wet, but it's not falling apart.
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Looking for these things now I'm all soaking wet sick.
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His shorts was soaking wet with blood, like fresh blood soaking wet with blood.
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It feels like just soaking wet, sticky all over my face.
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Oh God, Justine, my foot is soaking wet with yerba mate right now.
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You you're all soaking, whether it's crossing rivers or just sweating.
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After walking in the rain without an umbrella, my clothes were soaking wet.
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The sponge was soaking in water, making it easier to clean the surfaces.
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He stepped into the shower and came out soaking from head to toe.
Synonyms
Very wet and heavy with water
Completely soaked with liquid so it cannot absorb any more
Completely wet, with water going through your clothes and reaching your skin
Completely wet, for example from rain or sweat
Very wet and full of water like clothes after heavy rain
Very wet and soaked through with water
Very wet and full of water
So wet that water falls from it
Covered with water after heavy rain or when a river overflows
Antonyms
Compounds
How Wet
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.