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soaking

soaking

9 2.7
An act of making something completely wet by putting it in water
  • noun
  • /ˈsoʊkɪŋ/
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  • Gave his trousers a jolly good soaking.
  • water used for soaking

You still can soak them beforehand, but soaking doesn't take up a lot of your own time and it is optional.

Examples

  • The latches and the doorknobs need a good soaking as well.

    The Dressmaker (2015)

  • Place the wheatberries and their soaking water in a large pot.

    Blog text (2)

  • "Advise your mother that soaking may be needed to remove the salt.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • The water used for soaking is used for making porridge, soup, or beer.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Every so often there was a mighty splash from the pool, and Megamouth received a soaking.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • All right, we've had the parts soaking in rust remover for a few hours.

  • Bring the noodles to a boil in the saucepan with their soaking water and simmer for 1 minute.

    Academic text (1990)

  • After a long day of hiking, I gave my socks a thorough soaking in the river.

  • The plant thrives after a good soaking in rainwater during the summer.

  • The chef recommends a soaking period for the beans to ensure they cook evenly.

Synonyms

soak
vssoaking
11 1.2

An act of putting something in water to soften or clean it

is a general act of making fully wet without specifying a cleaning purpose
immersion
vssoaking
5 4.4

Being completely covered by a liquid like water

is similar but emphasises the action of making something completely wet
dousing
vssoaking
3 4.9

Putting a lot of water on something so it becomes very wet

focuses on the general process of making fully wet, often by immersion
drenching
vssoaking
1 3.3

A heavy soaking that makes a person or thing completely wet

is usually done by placing the object under liquid for thorough wetting
submersion
vssoaking
1 6.2

Putting something completely under water or another liquid

is about making items fully wet, not only the act of placing under liquid
wetting
vssoaking
1 1.4

The act of making a surface wet

is about full immersion to make objects completely saturated
sousing
vssoaking
8.1

Making something very wet by covering it with water or other liquid

is more about wetting through placing into liquid rather than just covering
souse
vssoaking
9.7

A heavy soaking that makes something very wet

is similar but focuses on placing items into liquid to saturate them
soakage
vssoaking
  • Archaic
7.7

The process of something becoming soft and full of water after sitting in liquid

is about actively making something fully wet rather than the passive result
submerging
vssoaking
5.0

Something sinks until it is completely covered by water

focuses on wetting by immersion rather than the movement of sinking

Antonyms

drying up
1 3.2

A process in which water leaves something until it is no longer wet

Compounds

soaking syrup
3.3

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

How Wet

saturation
4 4.7
soaking
9 2.7
wetting
1 1.4
moistening
1 2.3

Surface Forms

soaking singular
soakings plural

Morphology

soaking = soak (transparent) = soak + ing

The noun 'soaking' is transparently derived from the verb 'soak' using the standard '-ing' suffix to indicate the process or act.

Etymology

Soaking comes from the old English verb socian, which meant 'to make wet by letting something sit in liquid'. So a soaking is the act of making something completely wet, like leaving clothes in water for a long time.