soaking rain
Thoroughly wetting storm
Soaking rain is rain heavy and sustained enough to saturate the ground thoroughly.
The phrase emphasizes penetration rather than mere surface wetting—the kind of rain that seeps deep into soil, replenishes aquifers, and leaves everything drenched: The garden needed a good soaking rain after weeks of drought.
- downpourIntense precipitation event
- cats and dogsIdiom for torrential precipitation
- drenchSoak something completely
- delugeSevere overflow of water
- puddlesSmall collected water pools
storm · thunderstorm · gutters · muddy · waterlogged · saturated · damp · wet · cloudburst · bucket down · monsoon · pelting · sheets · flooding · splashing · umbrella · raincoat · gray skies
- downpoursdownpour, cloudburst, deluge, torrential, pouring
soaking raindrizzle
Very light precipitation
light rain · mist · sprinkle · passing shower · fine mist
soaking raindrought
Prolonged water scarcity
dry spell · clear skies · fair weather · sunny skies · desert heat
soak, soaking, soaked, soaks, soaker, rain, rains, rained, raining