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How to pronounce soaking in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms soak
Type of wash, washing, lavation
Derivation soak
Type Words
Synonyms dripping, sopping


soaking wet.
Type Words
Synonyms soak, soakage
Type of activity, natural action, action, natural process
Derivation soak
Type Words
Synonyms drenching, souse, sousing
Type of wetting
Derivation soak

Examples of soaking

soaking
Lift mushrooms out of the water, leaving behind the soaking liquid and sediment.
From the post-gazette.com
For the lucky punters sat soaking it up, life doesn't get much better than this.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
I think she uses red lentils, they don't really need soaking, just a long rinse.
From the guardian.co.uk
Strain the soaking water through a fine-mesh sieve or coffee filter and reserve.
From the newsday.com
Pre-soaking the nuts in hot water helps, but you need power weapons for success.
From the post-gazette.com
Beyond the farm, on the Exmoor upland, the real face of hunting was soaking wet.
From the theatlantic.com
Soaking your foot in cool water three or four times a day might lessen the pain.
From the dispatch.com
In 1968, the Beatles sat at the feet of the Maharishi, soaking up his teachings.
From the washingtonpost.com
It may not be the deepest of songs, but it's perfect for soaking up the May sun.
From the sacbee.com
More examples
  • Soak: 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"
  • Extremely wet; "dripping wet"; "soaking wet"
  • Drenching: the act of making something completely wet; "he gave it a good drenching"
  • Soak: washing something by allowing it to soak
  • (soak) submerge in a liquid; "I soaked in the hot tub for an hour"
  • (soak) overcharge: rip off; ask an unreasonable price
  • (Soaked) RollerCoaster Tycoon 3, commonly abbreviated RCT3, is a strategy and simulation computer game. It is the third installment in the RollerCoaster Tycoon series, first released on October 26, 2004 in North America. ...
  • Immersed in water; a drenching or dunking; Pertaining to things that soak, or become extremely wet
  • (soak) An immersion in water etc; A drunkard; To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it; To immerse in liquid to the point of saturation or thorough permeation; To penetrate or permeate by saturation; To allow (especially a liquid) to be absorbed; to take in, receive. (usually + up)