Unscramble soaking

Definition of soaking

adverb:

• extremely wet; "dripping wet", "soaking wet". Synonyms: dripping, sopping.

noun:

• 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.
• the act of making something completely wet; "he gave it a good drenching". Synonyms: drenching, souse, sousing.
• washing something by allowing it to soak. Synonyms: soak.

verb:

• submerge in a liquid; "I soaked in the hot tub for an hour". Synonyms: soak.
• rip off; ask an unreasonable price. Synonyms: fleece, gazump, hook, overcharge, pluck, plume, rob, soak, surcharge. Antonyms: undercharge.
• cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face". Synonyms: douse, dowse, drench, soak, sop, souse.
• leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather's gold watch". Synonyms: hock, pawn, soak.
• beat severely. Synonyms: soak.
• make drunk (with alcoholic drinks). Synonyms: inebriate, intoxicate, soak.
• become drunk or drink excessively. Synonyms: hit it up, inebriate, soak, souse.
• fill, soak, or imbue totally; "soak the bandage with disinfectant". Synonyms: imbue, soak.
• heat a metal prior to working it. Synonyms: soak.

Related words

bate, bedraggle, befuddle, brew, brine, draggle, extort, flush, fuddle, gouge, infuse, rack, ret, sluice, squeeze, steep, wring.

Words nearby

shaking, soaring.

Rhymes with

choking, croaking, joking, poking, provoking, smoking, stroking.