soaking away
Seeping into ground
Soaking away describes liquid gradually draining or being absorbed into a surface.
Rain soaks away into the ground; spilled wine soaks away into the tablecloth.
The phrase emphasizes the slow, passive nature of absorption: We watched the puddle soaking away into the sand.
In British usage, a soakaway is a drainage pit designed for this purpose.
- seepageSlow fluid escape
- percolationLiquid passing through pores
- wetSaturated with liquid
- water absorptionTaking in liquid
- absorbTake in fully
seeping in · sponge · puddle · soggy ground · infiltration · porosity · porous surface · ooze · osmosis · leaching · wicking · trickle · capillary action · slow release · rinsing · diffusion · sodden · waterlogged
soaking awaypooling
Merging shared contributions
flooding · accumulating · collecting · ponding · puddling
soaking awaybuilding up
Increasing gradually
amassing · concentrating · converging · filling up · swelling