drenchings
Complete water saturations
Drenchings are instances of being thoroughly soaked or saturated.
The word appears most often describing repeated or multiple soakings: After several drenchings in the rain, my coat finally gave out.
In veterinary contexts, drenchings refers to administering liquid medicine to animals by forcing it down their throats.
Sudden heavy localized rainfall
- torrentialFlowing in violent streams
- delugeSevere overflow of water
- rainstormHeavy precipitation event
- monsoonSeasonal tropical wind pattern
precipitation · gullywasher · rainfall · thunderstorm · squall · tempest · cascade · inundation
Thoroughly soaked through
- waterloggedSaturated with liquid
- soddenSaturated with liquid
- soakedThoroughly wet throughout
- soggyThoroughly wet and soft
sopping · wringing · dripping · dampened · wetted · sloshed · splashed · doused
Having no overhead protection
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- weatheringAtmospheric breakdown of materials
- elementsFundamental parts or substances
- outdoorsIn open air
defenseless · uncovered · vulnerable · exposed · susceptible · caught out · open · bare
cloudburst
Sudden heavy localized rainfall
- torrentialFlowing in violent streams
- delugeSevere overflow of water
- rainstormHeavy precipitation event
monsoon · precipitation · gullywasher · rainfall · thunderstorm · squall · tempest · cascade · inundation · spate
saturated
Thoroughly soaked through
- waterloggedSaturated with liquid
- soddenSaturated with liquid
- soakedThoroughly wet throughout
soggy · sopping · wringing · dripping · dampened · wetted · sloshed · splashed · doused · sprayed
unsheltered
Having no overhead protection
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- weatheringAtmospheric breakdown of materials
- elementsFundamental parts or substances
outdoors · defenseless · uncovered · vulnerable · exposed · susceptible · caught out · open · bare · windswept
drenchingsdryings
Processes removing moisture
dehydrations · parching · bakings · scorchings · evaporations