Soaking

a.

1.

Wetting thoroughly; drenching; as, a soaking rain.

Noun	1.	soaking - the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); "a good soak put life back in the wagon" Synonyms: soak, soakage
	2.	soaking - the act of making something completely wet; "he gave it a good drenching" Synonyms: drenching, sousing, souse
	3.	soaking - washing something by allowing it to soak Synonyms: soak
Adj.	1.	soaking - wet through and through; thoroughly wet; "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" Synonyms: soaked, sodden, sopping, soppy, drenched, saturated
Adv.	1.	soaking - extremely wet; "dripping wet"; "soaking wet" Synonyms: dripping, sopping

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