Soaking is an English word with synonyms like sopping or soak. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Soaking in a sentence
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Soaking meaning
present participle and gerund of soak
Synonyms of Soaking
Using Soaking
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of soak
- Useful related words include: sopping, soak, drenching, activity.
- In the example corpus, soaking often appears in combinations such as: soaking up, soaking in, and soaking.
Context around Soaking
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 12 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Soaking
- In this selection, "soaking" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, whilst, large, karaoke, tub, rains and ground stand out and add context to how "soaking" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a large soaking tub and all whilst soaking in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "soaking" sits close to words such as antagonist, benton and bolivia, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with soaking
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He’s really soaking it in. (6 words)
A fireplace warms the spa-style bathroom, which features a large soaking tub. (13 words)
As far as the gold medal goes, Noble is still soaking it in. (13 words)
As a guest of Suzuki Auto South Africa, I got a glimpse of the manufacturer’s exciting future at the Mobility Show in Tokyo before soaking in its fascinating history at the Suzuki Museum at its headquarters in Hamamatsu. (39 words)
Biden also said he would ask Congress for $500 million over the next five years to help slow the destruction of the Amazon, a vital natural reserve soaking up fumes from oil, natural gas and coal in South America. (39 words)
Even so, most are just soaking in every moment — so much so that if given the choice to handle mealtime, bedtime or bathtime with their child, most respondents (44%) wouldn’t be able to choose just one. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Across the road at The Mill, there were plenty of punters in the beer garden, enjoying a drink or two and soaking up some rays.
A fireplace warms the spa-style bathroom, which features a large soaking tub.
Alyssa loved collecting purses and backpacks, singing karaoke, soaking in a hot tub, praise and worship with her children’s church family, and going out to eat.
Amato was overmatched from about the third round on but shone despite soaking up enough punishment to stop most heavyweights in their tracks.
And when it comes to soaking in St. Pete’s annual 361 days of sunshine, it doesn’t always happen at the beach.
Another atmospheric river storm is expected to bring high winds and soaking rains to San Luis Obispo County, which could result in flooding, mud slides and downed trees.
As a guest of Suzuki Auto South Africa, I got a glimpse of the manufacturer’s exciting future at the Mobility Show in Tokyo before soaking in its fascinating history at the Suzuki Museum at its headquarters in Hamamatsu.
As far as the gold medal goes, Noble is still soaking it in.
Biden also said he would ask Congress for $500 million over the next five years to help slow the destruction of the Amazon, a vital natural reserve soaking up fumes from oil, natural gas and coal in South America.
Even so, most are just soaking in every moment — so much so that if given the choice to handle mealtime, bedtime or bathtime with their child, most respondents (44%) wouldn’t be able to choose just one.
Feast your eyes upon the awe-inspiring landscapes and learn more about the architectural history and stories from an expert guide, all whilst soaking in the sunny rays and the deep cultural history of the region.
For now, Grace is home and soaking up some downtime as she readies to release her sophomore album, which will also coincide with Nice Biscuit’s own second release.
Heavy rainfall soaking ground, making it difficult for crews to access parts of the blaze.
He can deal a lot of damage with bleed while doing a good job of soaking up damage and giving himself and his allies protection.
He noted that the future of the province's crops depend on whether the heat continues, drying out fields across Saskatchewan or soaking them with sought after rain, which Struthers said has been localized.
Her most recent share comes hot on the heels of another post where Kara found herself soaking up the sun rays on the beach.
He’s really soaking it in.
He's swapped for Jhon Duran and makes his way slowly off the pitch, soaking up the applause.
Holidaymakers could be stung with big fines whilst soaking up the sun this summer if they don't remember these new rules and laws that have come into force.
Horrified council bosses found rain water has been soaking through the road surface into the grit, leaving it unable support the weight of the road.
Common combinations with soaking
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- soaking up 74×
- soaking in 29×
- and soaking 17×
- soaking tub 11×
- soaking wet 11×
- while soaking 10×
- soaking the 9×
- soaking it 6×
- of soaking 6×
- are soaking 6×