soaking has definitions from the field of work
1
[ adjective ] wet through and through; thoroughly wet

Examples

"stood at the door drenched (or soaked) by the rain" "a shirt saturated with perspiration" "his shoes were sopping (or soaking)" "the speaker's sodden collar" "soppy clothes"

Used in print

(Howard Fast, April Morning....)

Whatever we felt about the redcoats , we respected them in_terms_of their trade , which was killing ; and I know that I , myself , was nauseated with apprehension and fear and that my hands were soaking wet where they held my gun .

I had squeezed the trigger of my own gun , and to my amazement , it had fired and kicked_back into my shoulder with the force of an angry mule ; and then I was adding my own voice to the crescendo of sound , hurling more vile language than I ever thought I knew , sobbing and shouting , and aware that if I had passed_water before , it was not enough , for my pants were soaking wet .

Related terms

wet

2
[ noun ] the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)

Synonyms

soakage soak

Examples

"a good soak put life back in the wagon"

Used in print

(T. C. McClary, "The Flooded Desert," Argosy,...)

The soaking will put life back in the wagon , too '' .

Related terms

natural_process soak

3
[ noun ] the act of making something completely wet

Examples

"he gave it a good drenching"

Related terms

wetting drench

4
[ adverb ] extremely

Synonyms

dripping sopping

Examples

"dripping wet," "soaking wet"

5
[ noun ] (work) washing something by allowing it to soak

Synonyms

soak

Related terms

wash washing soak

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