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Definition of soaking in English: soakingadjective ˈsəʊkɪŋˈsoʊkɪŋ Extremely wet; wet through. as submodifier your hair's soaking wet Example sentencesExamples - She was soaking wet and had bald patches as well as open cuts and sores around her back legs.
- I caught him under one of the chairs and that's when I realized I'd gotten him soaking wet.
- Everything was soaking wet from the waterfall trek so I managed to get a washing line set up to dry our clothes.
- I was still soaking wet from the shower when he arrived at my apartment.
- He was shaking and was soaking wet with his own sweat.
- The entire room was soaking and sopping wet when we entered.
- She started to walk, barefoot, soaking wet, for almost half a kilometre down the gravel road toward her friend to get help.
- My hair was already plastered against my neck, soaking wet.
- He turned his head when his mother began to strip Allie of her soaking wet clothes.
- And all the people and all the animals ran out into the rain, for they did not care that the fields were now muddy or that they were soaking wet.
- The rain is coming down in sheets, and while I'm hungry, I have no particular desire to get soaking wet and catch a cold.
- The weather today is typically British, which means if we go out on the bikes we will get soaking wet and covered in mud.
- I was still soaking wet and just wanted a shower and some ice cream.
- He was found soaking wet in the middle of the night, unable to speak and dressed in an expensive dinner suit.
- Danny removed Emma's soaking clothes and she shivered, but didn't wake up.
- Two weeks ago we noted the first three courses of brick, upon which the timber frame building is built, were soaking wet.
- I recall camping out with friends in a little makeshift tent; when it rained we all had to run home because we would all get soaking wet.
- He was soaking wet, but fully dressed in a black suit, with no clue as to his origin.
- They were already soaking wet by the time they got to the front door.
- It was freezing and I had to walk home my little grey silk lined shorts soaking wet and ruined.
Synonyms drenched, soaked, soaked to the skin, like a drowned rat, wet through, soaked through, sodden, soggy, waterlogged, saturated, sopping (wet), dripping (wet), wringing (wet), streaming
noun ˈsəʊkɪŋˈsoʊkɪŋ An act of wetting something thoroughly. in spring, give the soil a good soaking Example sentencesExamples - She allowed Yvonne plenty of rest and perhaps a few more soakings in the tub than was prudent.
- Managers from the branch sat in the stocks outside being pelted with wet sponges, and firefighters turned up with a hose to give them a soaking.
- Between soakings, an adhesive bandage can protect the nail area.
- The country side got a good steady soaking.
- The soaking also helps to clean the dried bean and speeds up the cooking time.
- Having already had a soaking, I opted to swim back across, and passed a few of the more determined members clinging to the walls on the way!
- Local street wardens will also volunteer for a soaking when they take a turn in the stocks.
- If the soil is dry, give it a good soaking otherwise the rhizomes can be difficult to lift, especially when congested.
- Bathe or shower daily, but use warm, not hot water and avoid long soakings.
- It is processed by a series of soakings, which remove the bitter taste, after which it can be boiled to make an edible jelly or dried and ground to a flour for bread-making.
- And while Leicester won, their fans got a thorough soaking on the open stand at Portsmouth.
- Those living in Greater London are the least likely to hand-wash their cars with an average of just 2.2 soakings annually.
- Cover the holes with soil and give the bulbs a thorough soaking of water.
- Spring is a changeable season with periods of fine weather broken by soakings of rain, he said.
- She added that the recent weather, thorough soakings followed by bright sunshine, had created ideal ground for the event.
- Alison's stretch limousine surprise also came as a bit of a relief for Brian who had been dripping wet most of the day after countless soakings from work colleagues, who threw buckets of water over him.
- So it got a good soaking with soapy water too.
- Several drivers have had to endure repeated soakings because their cars have no roof.
- At the end of the day, volunteers often take part in early evening hikes, stargazing and hot-spring soakings.
- It needs only a couple of deep soakings in July after the bloom to keep it from going brown in the heat of summer.
Definition of soaking in US English: soakingadjectiveˈsoʊkɪŋˈsōkiNG Extremely wet; wet through. Example sentencesExamples - The entire room was soaking and sopping wet when we entered.
- They were already soaking wet by the time they got to the front door.
- I caught him under one of the chairs and that's when I realized I'd gotten him soaking wet.
- The rain is coming down in sheets, and while I'm hungry, I have no particular desire to get soaking wet and catch a cold.
- He was found soaking wet in the middle of the night, unable to speak and dressed in an expensive dinner suit.
- She was soaking wet and had bald patches as well as open cuts and sores around her back legs.
- He was shaking and was soaking wet with his own sweat.
- And all the people and all the animals ran out into the rain, for they did not care that the fields were now muddy or that they were soaking wet.
- I was still soaking wet and just wanted a shower and some ice cream.
- Two weeks ago we noted the first three courses of brick, upon which the timber frame building is built, were soaking wet.
- Everything was soaking wet from the waterfall trek so I managed to get a washing line set up to dry our clothes.
- He was soaking wet, but fully dressed in a black suit, with no clue as to his origin.
- He turned his head when his mother began to strip Allie of her soaking wet clothes.
- It was freezing and I had to walk home my little grey silk lined shorts soaking wet and ruined.
- I was still soaking wet from the shower when he arrived at my apartment.
- My hair was already plastered against my neck, soaking wet.
- I recall camping out with friends in a little makeshift tent; when it rained we all had to run home because we would all get soaking wet.
- She started to walk, barefoot, soaking wet, for almost half a kilometre down the gravel road toward her friend to get help.
- The weather today is typically British, which means if we go out on the bikes we will get soaking wet and covered in mud.
- Danny removed Emma's soaking clothes and she shivered, but didn't wake up.
Synonyms drenched, soaked, soaked to the skin, like a drowned rat, wet through, soaked through, sodden, soggy, waterlogged, saturated, sopping, sopping wet, dripping, dripping wet, wringing, wringing wet, streaming
nounˈsoʊkɪŋˈsōkiNG An act of wetting something thoroughly. in spring, give the soil a good soaking Example sentencesExamples - Alison's stretch limousine surprise also came as a bit of a relief for Brian who had been dripping wet most of the day after countless soakings from work colleagues, who threw buckets of water over him.
- Spring is a changeable season with periods of fine weather broken by soakings of rain, he said.
- It is processed by a series of soakings, which remove the bitter taste, after which it can be boiled to make an edible jelly or dried and ground to a flour for bread-making.
- At the end of the day, volunteers often take part in early evening hikes, stargazing and hot-spring soakings.
- She added that the recent weather, thorough soakings followed by bright sunshine, had created ideal ground for the event.
- Bathe or shower daily, but use warm, not hot water and avoid long soakings.
- Several drivers have had to endure repeated soakings because their cars have no roof.
- She allowed Yvonne plenty of rest and perhaps a few more soakings in the tub than was prudent.
- Cover the holes with soil and give the bulbs a thorough soaking of water.
- Between soakings, an adhesive bandage can protect the nail area.
- The soaking also helps to clean the dried bean and speeds up the cooking time.
- It needs only a couple of deep soakings in July after the bloom to keep it from going brown in the heat of summer.
- The country side got a good steady soaking.
- Local street wardens will also volunteer for a soaking when they take a turn in the stocks.
- Managers from the branch sat in the stocks outside being pelted with wet sponges, and firefighters turned up with a hose to give them a soaking.
- And while Leicester won, their fans got a thorough soaking on the open stand at Portsmouth.
- Those living in Greater London are the least likely to hand-wash their cars with an average of just 2.2 soakings annually.
- So it got a good soaking with soapy water too.
- Having already had a soaking, I opted to swim back across, and passed a few of the more determined members clinging to the walls on the way!
- If the soil is dry, give it a good soaking otherwise the rhizomes can be difficult to lift, especially when congested.
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