Examples of “soaking” in a Sentence

noun The act of being immersed in water or another liquid.

• Give the dirty pan a long soaking before you try to scrub it.
• The beans need a soaking of at least eight hours before cooking.
• A good soaking overnight softens the dried lentils.

adj Extremely wet; drenched.

• We came home with soaking shoes after walking through the puddles.
• The towel was soaking, so I hung it up to dry.
• Her hair was soaking wet after the storm.