soaking

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid) (Freq. 1)
- a good soak put life back in the wagon
• Syn:
soak, soakage
• Derivationally related forms:
soak, soak (for: soakage), soak (for: soak)
• Hypernyms:
natural process, natural action, action, activity
2. the act of making something completely wet
- he gave it a good drenching
• Syn:
drenching, souse, sousing
• Derivationally related forms:
souse (for: sousing), souse (for: souse), soak
• Hypernyms:
wetting
3. washing something by allowing it to soak
• Syn:
soak
• Derivationally related forms:
soak
• Hypernyms:
wash, washing, lavation

II - adverb

extremely wet
- dripping wet
- soaking wet
• Syn:
sopping, dripping

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  soaking, soakage, imbue, souse, inebriate, hit it up, intoxicate, pawn, hock, drench, douse, dowse, sop, overcharge, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook