soaking B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈsoʊkɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #12048 Meanings 1 adj Extremely wet; completely wet through. My clothes were soaking after the storm. 2 noun The act of leaving something in liquid until it is thoroughly wet. The dried mushrooms need a good soaking before you cook them. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · extremely wet; completely... drippingsopping 2 noun · the act of leaving... drenchingsoak Word family Derived forms soakingly Appears in Phrases (1) See all soaking up taking liquid into a material so that it becomes absorbed Verb + adverb Etymology AI details Inherited from Middle English soukynge. By surface analysis, soak + -ing. First attested in c. 1440 in the Promptorium parvulorum. soukynge Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # soaking **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsoʊkɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 12048 ## Meanings 1. Extremely wet; completely wet through. 2. The act of leaving something in liquid until it is thoroughly wet. ## Examples - My clothes were soaking after the storm. - The dried mushrooms need a good soaking before you cook them. ## Derived Forms - soakingly ## Roots and Affixes - Root: soukynge ## Etymology Inherited from Middle English soukynge. By surface analysis, soak + -ing. First attested in c. 1440 in the Promptorium parvulorum. ## AI Etymology Soaking is inherited from Middle English soukynge. By surface analysis, soak + -ing. First attested in c. Important forms in the word's history include Middle English soukynge. In current use it includes senses such as Extremely wet; completely wet through and The act of leaving something in liquid until it is thoroughly wet. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown