Synonyms for
Soaking
Definition
to become completely wet by being immersed in liquid or covered in water
Synonyms & similar words
pluck
intoxicate
rob
gazump
imbue
inebriate
sopping
hock
undercharge
douse
soak
drench
sousing
hook
dowse
soakage
plume
drenching
souse
fleece
surcharge
sop
dripping
overcharge
pawn
drenched
saturated
soaked
sopped
steeped
washed
waterlogged
wet
moist
damp
dripping
soggy
sopping
drowned
submerged
immersed
logged
sodden
heavy
soused
Synonyms by register
Formal
Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- soaking wet
- soaking rain
- soaking bath
- soaking up the sun
- soaking in
- soaking through
- soaking the clothes
Word family
Usage note
As an adjective, 'soaking' often implies being completely wet, as in 'soaking wet'. As a verb, 'soaking' can mean to immerse or absorb liquid.
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Example sentences
- The sponge was soaking up all the water.
- I had to wring out my clothes after they got soaking wet in the rain.
- I'm going to soak my feet in warm water.
- The bread was soaking in the milk for the recipe.
- The plants were soaking up the sun in the garden.
Quotes
I'm like a sponge. I soak up everything. - Ray Charles
The rain began again. It fell heavily, easily, with no meaning or intention but the fulfilment of its own nature, which was to fall and fall. - Helen Garner
The sky broke like an egg into full sunset and the water caught fire. - Pamela Hansford Johnson