soaking
Dripping with water
Soaking describes something thoroughly wet or the process of becoming so.
If you're soaking wet, you're drenched—water has penetrated your clothes and reached your skin.
To leave something soaking is to let it sit submerged in liquid, usually to soften or clean it: I left the dishes soaking overnight.
As an intensifier, soaking emphasizes the degree of wetness: We got caught in the rain and arrived home soaking.
Thoroughly soaked through
- drenchedThoroughly wet throughout
- soddenSaturated with liquid
- soppingThoroughly wet through
- waterloggedSaturated with liquid
dripping · steeped · soggy · logged · wetted · permeated · penetrated · absorbent
Intense precipitation event
- rainstormHeavy precipitation event
- cloudburstSudden heavy localized rainfall
- torrentialFlowing in violent streams
- monsoonSeasonal tropical wind pattern
deluge · drenching · precipitation · squall · thunderstorm · gullywasher · tempest · drizzle
Mild presence of water
- wetnessState of being soaked
- moistureSmall amounts of liquid
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
- dewOvernight surface condensation
dripping · clamminess · mugginess · condensation · mist · vapor · steam · dampen
Plunge beneath liquid
- immersePlunge into liquid entirely
- steepRising at sharp angle
- dunkBriefly submerge in liquid
- batheWash in water
dip · plunge · souse · marinate · infuse · bath · bathtub · submersion
saturated
Thoroughly soaked through
waterlogged · dripping · steeped · soggy · logged · wetted · permeated · penetrated · absorbent · absorption
downpour
Intense precipitation event
- rainstormHeavy precipitation event
- cloudburstSudden heavy localized rainfall
- torrentialFlowing in violent streams
monsoon · deluge · drenching · precipitation · squall · thunderstorm · gullywasher · tempest · drizzle · rainfall
dampness
Mild presence of water
dew · dripping · clamminess · mugginess · condensation · mist · vapor · steam · dampen · moisten
submerge
Plunge beneath liquid
bathe · dip · plunge · souse · marinate · infuse · bath · bathtub · submersion · imbue
marinate
Soak food in flavoring
tenderize · marinade · pickle · cure · rehydrate · reconstitute · soften · plump · beans · lentils
rinse
Wash without scrubbing
prewash · presoak · detergent · basin · tub · bucket · wring · agitate · dissolve · loosen
- garment carewashing, drying, ironing, folding, hanging
- laundry prepsorting, stain treatment, spot cleaning, turning inside out, reading labels
- washingwashing, rinsing, scrubbing, lathering, soaping
- water actionswatering, flooding, spraying, dripping, moistening
- Too Muchoverflowing, spilling, flooding, stuffing, cramming
- wettingwetting, dampening, moistening, drenching, dousing
soakingdrying
Moisture removal process
dehydrating · desiccating · drying out · draining · evaporating
- soaking wetSaturated with liquid
- soaking tubExtra-deep bathtub for immersion
- soaking rainHeavy, saturating precipitation
- soaking poolsBasins for body immersion
- soaking up
- soaking awayDraining by absorption