Synonyms for soaking

Most common

drenching · souse · sousing · dripping · ducking · maceration · soakage

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Immersion in water; a drenching or dunking.

Related words

Phrases

soaking wet

Forms

Plural

soakings → drenchings, souses, sousings, drippings…

Example sentences

• dripping The rain was dripping through a leak in the roof.
• ducking He saw another guy in the back of the car, ducking his head.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

souse

7 letters

ducking², sousing, soakage

8 letters

dripping²

9 letters

drenching²

10 letters

maceration

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ducking² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

saucée

Deutsch

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